He couldn't be bothered to argue with her over the same issue again.

Divorce was out of the question.

"Fine, you want to go through the courts? I'd like to see which lawyer has the guts to take on my divorce case."

Timothy let go of her shoulders, turned on his heel, and stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

The loud bang echoed through the room, hitting Jessica like a physical blow to the chest.

Her strength gave out. She slid slowly down the wall until she sat on the floor, legs curled beneath her.

How could she, all alone, possibly win against someone as powerful as Timothy?

He refused to let her go, clinging to a marriage that held not a shred of love.

Clearly, he really needed a legitimate wife-someone to help shield Sheila from suspicion.

He doted on Sheila, after all.

How could he bear to let their affair come to light and ruin Sheila's reputation?

become the

for Timothy. She'd thought about leaving quietly, fading away, waiting for

was gone, their marriage would

couldn't spend the last stretch of her life continuing to swallow her

why she wanted a

a modest wish, Timothy

just as she'd once

of the room when his phone buzzed. It was

Miss Sheila

dropped, cool and stern. "Don't you miss

even care when I was sick.

called his mom, but

He'd cried.

the way over,

told the other kids that Miss

even said that several of the cartoons they all liked

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