After years of a toxic marriage consumed by Mike’s obsession with material wealth, Nicole stunned him by agreeing to give him everything in their divorce. But as Mike celebrated his apparent victory, Nicole’s sly laughter revealed she had a final trick up her sleeve. Mike was about to face a twist he never saw coming.

I stepped out of the lawyer’s office, my expression blank, shoulders drooped, looking like the stereotypical defeated ex-wife. The sky was overcast, the rain pelting down—a perfect match for the façade of misery I wore.