"Jessica, I saw your son with Sheila at the playground this morning. I went out of

my way to tell you, and this is how you react?"

Sallie's temper was notorious-she and Timothy were siblings, but their personalities couldn't have been more different.

Jessica's grip tightened on the taxi door handle.

She hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind and yanked the door open.

Sliding into the back seat, she managed a resigned little smile.

"A family day at the park," they'd said. What a lie.

The real family of three was them, not her.

Thank God she hadn't gone to watch herself be humiliated.

Sallie was so angry she looked about ready to explode. Jessica was just ignoring her!

Her son was practically being stolen away, and she didn't even care.

No wonder Henry's heart was full of Sheila.

Jessica only had herself to blame-no backbone at all.

It was enough to make Sallie furious.

She slammed on her sunglasses and stalked off.

glanced back at Jessica. "Ma'am, where

had

she ran, if Timothy wanted to find

today; he

fished out her phone, typed a quick message, and showed the driver:

SUV had barely left the neighborhood when he spun

where Jessica had fallen

the driveway, parked, and rushed

he was

are you looking for

together. "It's nothing. Go on with your

and disappeared down

she hadn't come

study, pulled open a

stack

out his chair, sat down, and

swept

Irreconcilable differences...

marriage

words were like a knife to the

deep drag, then crushed the cigarette into

one, he fed the divorce

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

are you?

"I'll be there soon."

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