Divorce Has Never Felt This Good

Lowell suddenly realized what Rory was getting at and immediately recited, “How ridiculous that Becky loved you for more than ten years! She must be crazy! She must be crazy to have loved you! Did she do anything wrong? Since junior high school, she…”

Lowell paused before adding, “That’s what Miss Walker said.”

Jessie had said a lot, but most of those words had been to scold Rory. Lowell had omitted that part after having been at the receiving end of Rory’s warning glare.

He realized why Rory asked him to repeat what Jessie had said.

Jessie’s words had shocked Lowell, too. According to what he knew, Becky and Rory had met on a night five years ago. Rory had done a thorough investigation. Becky hadn’t been the one to set the trap for Rory, and she hadn’t been waiting for Rory either.

They obviously didn’t know each other before that night.

But Jessie had said that Becky had loved Rory for more than ten years.

Rory was shocked to hear it, and so was Lowell.

Jessie hadn’t explained herself after having told him something so important.

and Becky didn’t have

wanted to know was if Becky had

if a person could live a hundred years, ten years were a huge part of their life to

only twenty-seven years old. If she had loved Rory for so long, she had devoted half her life

shocking fact,

expression shifted

thought that the story in the comic book had been especially changed to cater to the market. He knew that Becky loved him, but he

was Becky’s friend, telling him about Becky’s longstanding love

but soon came to himself and said, “Don’t talk to anyone about what Jessie just said. If I

meant even before Rory could

“Okay, Mr. Casper.”

“Get out!”

but he didn’t dare mention it. He noticed

Rory standing alone in