"Are you done?"
"It is what it is. What else is there to say?"
I looked into his eyes. The warmth that had once lived there was gone.
All that remained was indifference and irritation.
So I nodded. "You're right. It is what it is. No point in trying to save something that's already dead."
"The divorce terms: the house goes to me, the car goes to me."
"If you agree to leave the marriage with nothing, we can head to the county clerk's office right now."
Clement was quiet for a few seconds. Then he nodded.
"Fine. I'll leave with nothing."
That easy? I hadn't expected that.
Beside him, Hayley's face changed. She tugged at his sleeve.
"You're giving up the house? Then where are we going to live?"
Clement leaned toward her and lowered his voice. "My family's property is about to be demolished. If I want, I'll get at least a million or two from the settlement."
"Plus I'm about to get promoted. I can take care of you."
Hayley pursed her lips but said nothing more.
The resentment in her eyes, though, was hard to miss.
I turned and walked out.
At the county clerk's office, Clement showed up with Hayley in tow.
She clung to his arm like she was staking a claim.
The paperwork went surprisingly fast.