"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 at Jessica. "Ma'am,

realized she had no idea where she could

where she ran, if Timothy wanted to find her, it would be

made him angry today; he probably wouldn't bother looking

phone, typed a quick message,

SUV had barely left the neighborhood when he spun the steering wheel

Jessica had fallen was already

pulled into the driveway, parked, and

foyer, he was met by Mabel, the

looking for something?" she

his lips together. "It's

and disappeared

hadn't come

headed for his study, pulled open

a stack

sat down, and lit a

cold gaze swept across the legal

Irreconcilable differences...

the marriage

words were like a knife

a deep drag, then crushed the

he fed the divorce

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

where are you? Aren't

"I'll be there soon."

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