"Jessica, I'm so sorry. I had no idea you were married to Timothy before-l shouldn't have said those things. Please, don't take it to heart."
Jessica smiled and pulled out her phone, typing a quick message: "Mrs. Reynolds, it's alright. I know you meant well. By the way, was there something urgent you wanted to talk about?"
"Let's sit down first."
Once they were seated, Latonia let out a weary sigh. "Timothy's... well, he's something of a legend. You marrying him is a blessing, really. Why are you suddenly talking about divorce?"
So even Mrs. Reynolds had heard about it...
Jessica tapped out another message: "Did Herbert tell you?"
"In a way," Latonia admitted. "He wouldn't say much at first, but his father scolded him yesterday. When I pressed, he finally told me."
separate for a long time. It was
already
a little digging for Herbert's father to realize it had to
a divorce lawyer. Timothy was showing his power, making it clear he could cut off
Jessica thought of her advisor, who had left in such a hurry that morning. Was there trouble on that
phone tightened, her thoughts tangled and
"Jessica?"
dragged you all into this. I shouldn't have asked Herbert for help. It
was always so considerate, always helping out
took so much for our family to
and fair-minded, and she knew Jessica's inability to speak made her even more sensitive than most. If she spoke too harshly, she might hurt Jessica's feelings; too softly,
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