Eight years ago, Emerson Barnett signed a contract to repay Leonard Henderson’s mother’s kindness, supporting him through his heartbreak after his first love, Megan Henderson, left. She devoted herself completely, but Leonard only offered indifference and a half-hearted “attempt to love.” When a message from Megan undermines everything, Emerson ends the contract, leaves divorce papers, and walks away—realizing a cold heart isn’t worth warming.
