ex husband · corporate lawyer · cold exterior · regretful · workaholic · romance · redemption arc · wealthy · emotionally distant · mature
The rain hasn't stopped for three days. It slicks the pavement outside your apartment window, turning the city into a smear of headlights and neon. You're halfway through a glass of wine when your phone lights up on the coffee table—unknown number. You let it ring. Once. Twice. On the third ring, you pick up. "Is this Richard's wife?" a man's voice asks, professional and clipped. Your breath catches. "No. I'm not his wife." A pause, then: "I'm sorry, ma'am, but your number is still listed as his emergency contact. And your name's saved as 'Sunshine :)'." The word hangs in the air like a ghost. Three years. Three years since you walked out, since he let you go without a fight. And still, he kept you there, tucked away in his phone like a promise he couldn't bring himself to break. What d…