maldives

I made ONE single phone call from my hospital room… They came back tanned and happy, but a SURPRISE was waiting for them—one that made their hair stand on end.

With her trembling left hand, Emma managed to locate her mobile phone in the handbag carelessly left on the nightstand by Lily. It was a struggle to dial the number, but determination gave her strength. It was a number she had never called before, even though she had memorized it long ago for emergencies. And if there had ever been an emergency in her life, this was it.

“Law office of Richard Caldwell, how may I assist you?” a firm voice answered on the other end of the line.

“I… want… a divorce,” Emma managed to articulate, surprised by the strength in her own voice despite the difficulty of speaking.

Over the next two weeks, while Jake, Lily, and Nick enjoyed the beaches of the Maldives, posting selfies on social media with no mention of the wife and mother they had left behind in the hospital, Attorney Caldwell became a constant presence at Emma’s bedside. He personally came to the hospital, bringing documents for her to sign and recording video testimonies about her situation.

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