LAUREN'S POV

At first, he says he knows about Ethan and my marriage, like it were some kind of revelation that would shake my world.

That’s old news. Anyone who has ever worked in the business world knows Ethan Black had an ex-wife. It’s been in gossip columns, whispered about at corporate events, and probably even printed in magazines five years ago.

And now, after all this time, he’s just finding out?

I tried to stay composed, to keep my expression neutral, but internally I was ...