"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

realized she had

Timothy wanted to

angry today; he probably wouldn't bother looking for her

typed a quick message, and showed the driver:

left the neighborhood when he spun the steering wheel and doubled

spot where Jessica had

the driveway, parked, and rushed

foyer, he was

looking

together. "It's nothing. Go on with

and disappeared

she hadn't

his study, pulled open

stack

chair, sat down, and

swept across the legal

Irreconcilable differences...

marriage with

like a

took a deep drag, then crushed

one, he fed the divorce papers

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

are you? Aren't

"I'll be there soon."

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