"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.

the driver glanced back

moment, Jessica realized she had

wanted to find her, it would be

he

typed a quick message,

had barely left the neighborhood when he spun the

where Jessica had

driveway,

was met by Mabel,

are you looking

pressed his lips together. "It's nothing. Go on with

and disappeared down

hadn't come

his study, pulled open

a stack

chair, sat down, and

cold gaze swept across the legal

Irreconcilable differences...

marriage

a

drag, then crushed the cigarette into

fed the divorce

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

you?

"I'll be there soon."

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