If she hadn't gotten cancer.
A month wouldn't matter. She could wait.
But her life was slipping away.
She didn't have another month to waste.
It had already been over two weeks since the diagnosis. She had just a little over five months left.
If she let things drag on a month's delay for the agreement to go into effect, another month to prepare the divorce papers, then waiting through the mandatory reflection period, another month-by the time she finally held the divorce certificate in her hand, three months would have vanished. She'd be left with just two months to herself.
Jessica sat there, helpless, her hands clutching the divorce papers so tightly her knuckles turned white, then slowly let them fall to her lap.
Timothy's brow furrowed in irritation. Did she really want to leave him this badly? She's not just making a scene, is she?
No, he didn't buy it for a second.
She was mute, an orphan, used to living in this tiny apartment before they got married.
After marrying him, her life had changed completely-she was someone in this world now.
she ever give that
she was tired of him after seven years, she'd never
who was he to let her walk away? She was mute-what right did she have to leave
"The lawyer made a mistake, and I've already dealt with him. If you want a divorce, what's the rush? A month or two won't make
closer to
thought Jessica
she wasn't nearly
matter. He
believe he
her hand. She was
gently laced his fingers through hers, his
have the lawyer come to you, and you
blankly at
like that, it was easy to mistake it for tenderness—just a
But she was furious.
could a man
moment,
yet, for seven years,
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