"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.

driver glanced back at Jessica. "Ma'am,

she had no idea

if Timothy wanted to find her,

angry today; he probably wouldn't bother

phone, typed a quick message, and

the neighborhood when he spun

had

into the driveway, parked,

the foyer, he was

you looking for something?"

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

disappeared down

hadn't come

his study, pulled

stack

out his chair, sat down, and lit

cold gaze swept across the legal

Irreconcilable differences...

marriage with

a knife to the

took a deep drag, then crushed

one, he fed the divorce

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

are you? Aren't you

"I'll be there soon."

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