After discovering my husband’s affair, his mistress’s husband approached me with an offer I never expected. “I have a fortune in the nine figures,” he said calmly. “Just say yes. Tomorrow morning, we’ll go to the city clerk and make it official.”

crowded with couples who looked nervous, happy, or both. Some held flowers. Some whispered vows to each other while waiting.

Christopher Vaughn stood near the far wall in a dark overcoat, looking as if he had arrived to acquire a shipping company rather than a wife.

When he saw me, he checked his watch. “You’re on time.”

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