Chapter 244
Chapter 244:
Abbie looked at the calm, terrifying woman beside her and felt an involuntary wave of absolute deference wash over her. She nodded without hesitation.
June glanced at her watch and tapped the glass partition.
“Turn the car around,” she told the driver. “Take me to Midtown Manhattan p>
She had a critical private appointment. It was time to sever the legal chains of her marriage once and for all.
The black sedan merged into traffic, heading directly for the most ruthless divorce law firm in the country.
The top-floor glass office of Hahn Law Firm commanded an unobstructed, sweeping view of Central Park.
June sat on a custom Italian leather sofa in a sharp, dark gray tailored suit, her posture rigid and her expression completely unreadable.
Sitting directly across from her was Easton Hahn — the most lethal corporate litigator in America. He wore a bespoke navy suit, gold-rimmed glasses framing deep, perceptive eyes that tracked her every micro-expression.
Easton leaned forward and poured a cup of warm decaffeinated herbal tea from a porcelain pot, sliding it across the glass table toward her. It was a small, precise detail — proof that he had studied her recent medical history and understood she needed to avoid caffeine entirely.
June skipped pleasantries. She reached into her leather briefcase, withdrew the divorce agreement Cole had refused to sign, and pushed it across the table.
“Cole is refusing to sign,” she said, her voice completely flat. “He has closed every channel for a peaceful resolution. I need you to initiate a unilateral, forced divorce proceeding immediately p>
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝘦𝗅𝘴 𝘪𝗇 𝗍r𝘦nd 𝗈ո 𝗴a𝗅ո𝗈𝘃е𝗅ѕ.𝘤𝗼𝗺
Easton opened the folder. His eyes moved across the zero-alimony clauses June had drafted, and a heavy frown settled on his brow. He looked up, his face shifting into a mask of absolute professional severity.
“In the state of New York, filing for a unilateral no-fault divorce requires demonstrating that the marriage has been irretrievably broken for at least six months,” he explained, his voice a low, measured baritone. “If Cole deploys the Compton Group’s legal department to stall maliciously, this could drag through the courts for two to three years p>
June picked up the teacup and took a slow sip.
“I don’t care how long it takes,” she said, her dark eyes steady on his. “I want every single legal tie to that man completely severed p>
Easton looked at her pale, resolute face. His heart lurched sharply against his ribs. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, forced the reaction down, and reached for a legal pad and his fountain pen.
“Cole subjected you to severe emotional abuse and financial isolation throughout the marriage,” he said, his tone precise. “We can use that as the primary foundation for establishing the breakdown of the relationship p>
June set her cup down. “I also have my medical records,” she added, her voice unhurried and calm. “Six months ago, I suffered a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. I was forced to sign my own surgical consent form while hemorrhaging internally, because he was completely unreachable. That is ironclad proof of abandonment p>
The words hit Easton like a blow to the chest.