She watched in concealed excitement as he removed the sheaf of papers from the envelope.

When he saw the heading, his eyes widened as he asked; “Is this…?”

Reyona merely shrugged and waited as he fully pulled it out and stared in amazement at the part where she had crossed out her signature with a big X.

“This…. Reyona” he had called her name in such a heartfelt tone that had her smiling widely as tears glistened in her eyes.

Then, with his eyes on hers, he aggressively shredded the papers into tiny bits while Reyona laughed.

Together, they went to the fireplace and tossed the shredded papers into the...