Page 60 of Laws of Love
He placed it on his dresser and headed toward the front door. He grabbed his keys and wallet on his way out. Knox was sure Mia either hadn’t gotten hers yet or hadn’t checked her mail because he was sure she would have been blowing his phone up, and he didn’t want to give her that chance.
When he slid behind the wheel of his vehicle, he headed toward the bank. He had no intention of giving her a reason to call and hound him, so he decided to be proactive. Knox wouldn’t have ever thought he’d be excited to give away two million dollars when it wouldn’t work as a return in his favor. However, he supposed it would. The return would be not having to deal with Mia if it wasn’t concerning Yasmine, and even then, it would only be about visitations and when their daughter wanted to talk to her until she was old enough to make the calls on her own.
Knox walked into the bank and was greeted by the tellers. He gave them a wave as he went to the office of Mary, the branch manager. He knocked on the doorframe, and she looked up at him before standing.
“Knox, hey. How are you?” she asked, shaking his hand.
“I’m good, Mary. What about you?”
“Can’t complain. What can I do for you today?” Mary inquired, gesturing to a seat across from her.
Knox took it. “I need to make a wire transfer.”
“Usual place and amount?”
“Yes, usual place. The amount is different and coming out of my money market.”
Mary nodded as she turned her focus to her computer screen. Knox waited the few minutes it took her to pull up what she needed. He’d gone through this so much that typically, Mary could get the entire form filled out without asking Knox questions, and all he had to do was sign.
“What amount are we sending today?” Mary asked after typing for a couple of minutes.
“Two million,” Knox responded, and she halted to look at him for a moment before giving the screen her full attention again. “Can you add divorce settlement in the memo?” he requested.
“I sure can.”
There were more taps of the keys, and then Mary slid a topaz towards him. Knox picked up the pen and signed the digital pad, putting it back. She signed next, and a few seconds later, the printer came to life, and Mary handed him the two sheets from it.
“For your records, as always,” she stated. “This will go out today, and she should have it first thing in the morning since their incoming cut-off is in half an hour, and I don’t believe it’ll go out by then.”
“That’s fine.”
“Is there anything else I can do for you?”
“That’ll be all for today. Thank you, Mary.” Knox reached across the desk and shook her hand before leaving the office.
He checked the time when he got back into his vehicle. There was another hour before he needed to pick up Yasmine. He stopped by a bakery and picked up some cupcakes—a treat to toast the official end of his marriage.
Knox purchased twelve cupcakes and had six put in each box. He was pulling into the parking lot of Aiva’s firm fifteen minutes later. He stepped into the building as Finx was hanging up the phone.
“Mr. Chandler, nice to see you.”
“Please, Knox is fine. Is Aiva busy?”
Finx looked at his computer for a moment. “She isn’t with anyone right now, but she has an appointment in fifteen minutes. You can head back.”
Knox nodded and headed to Aiva’s office. He knocked on the open door, and she looked up, smiling at him.
“Hey, come in.”
Knox stepped into the office. “Hello, gorgeous.” He placed the box on her desk and rounded it, leaning down to kiss her.
“What’s in the box?” she asked once they pulled away, nodding to it.
“Celebratory cupcakes,” Knox responded, leaning against the desk.
“Oh? What are we celebrating?”
“My divorce decree came in the mail today, and I sent Mia her settlement. I can officially say I don’t have to deal with her unless it’s about Yas.”
