The car ride back from the courthouse was silent, except for the occasional hum of the engine and the distant chatter of pedestrians outside. The divorce was official, but the tension between the man and his now ex-wife—the First Lady—was thick and unspoken.
An Unsettling Silence
Seated beside him, the First Lady stared out of the window, her expression unreadable. It wasn’t just a legal proceeding they had gone through—it was the end of a powerful chapter, one that had been on public display for years. The world had watched their marriage unravel, but only they knew the weight of what had truly happened behind closed doors.
The man, still adjusting to the reality of his new status, tapped his fingers against his leg. He wanted to say something, but what was there to say? Regret? Relief? Resentment? None of it felt right, and yet all of it felt present.
The Second Lady’s Concern
At home, the Second Lady—the woman who had become a central figure in this tangled situation—waited anxiously. She had seen the way the First Lady looked at him before the divorce, the coldness in her eyes mixed with something deeper, something unfinished.
Would she truly let go? Or was there more left unsaid?
The Second Lady worried—not just about the tension between the two but about what it might mean for her own place in his life. She had thought this divorce would bring them peace, a fresh start, but something about the way they returned from court made her uneasy.
Had the story truly ended? Or was this just the beginning of something far more complicated?
