At ten o'clock on Friday morning, Magistrate Judge Sarah Chen affixed the gold seal of the United States District Court to the final decree of absolute divorce. The document was three pages of immaculate, devastating legal clarity: Marcus Vale was declared legally, unconditionally unmarried, with all claims from Victoria Sterling Vale dismissed with prejudice. Outside the courtroom, dozens of camera flashes strobed against the marble rotunda as Marcus emerged with…
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