Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 724

The muscles along Leon's back tightened, almost imperceptibly. His lips parted.

When he spoke, his voice had gone slightly dry. "I thought you were only saying it out of anger. Haven't we been good together all these years?"

By the standards of their world, they had been a model couple. His private life had always been spotless. Indulging Helen was the worst of it, and compared to the other men in their circle, that still counted for something.

He had assumed their marriage would continue the way it always had.

Diana's smile never reached her eyes.

"What do you think?" Her voice remained as level as ever, without the slightest rise or fall. Even so, it made his scalp prickle.

"What I did with Helen was wrong. I let her get away with too much. But from now on, I'll—"

"Stop."

There was no anger in the interruption, only a coldness that left no room for negotiation.

She held his gaze steadily. "You're an adult. Every choice you make comes with consequences. You already knew that, so why did you keep pushing? Because you were testing my limits, Leon. That's all it was. You've crossed them now, and that's something you'll have to live with."

Each word landed with clean precision, stripping away the small, ugly truth he had tried to keep buried.

Leon couldn't argue with her.

Diana had always been like this: sharp where it mattered, and clear where it hurt.

He met her gaze without flinching. "You're right. I'm used to people testing each other, whether in business or marriage. That's how I've always operated.

"But Diana, I never meant any harm. I never crossed any lines with Helen. What we have isn't just a business arrangement. There were real feelings involved. Give me another chance. At the very least, don't make this decision so quickly."

By the end, his voice carried something dangerously close to a plea.

'Feelings…' Diana turned the word over silently. The corner of her mouth softened into something that might have been self-mockery, or perhaps relief.

She had no desire to discuss it further. "We signed a prenup. We've also kept our finances separate throughout the marriage, so dividing the assets shouldn't be too complicated. I'll have my attorney draft the divorce agreement again as soon as possible. If there's anything you'd like to raise, you're welcome to do so."

She said it all with the ease of someone discussing routine business.

But between the head of the Huttons and the Kingston heir, untangling those assets would be anything but simple.

Leon listened to her discuss their divorce without the slightest tremor in her voice and found himself staring at a stranger. He could no longer remember when the Diana from their early marriage had disappeared, the one who occasionally let something soft show when they were alone together.

He had noticed too late.

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