Chapter 146

"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 taxi, the driver glanced

realized she had

matter where she ran, if Timothy wanted

She'd made him angry today; he

phone, typed a quick message, and showed the driver:

had barely left the neighborhood when he spun the steering wheel

where Jessica had fallen was already

pulled into the driveway,

foyer, he was

are you looking

lips together. "It's nothing. Go

disappeared down the

hadn't come

headed for his study, pulled

a stack

sat down, and lit a

cold gaze swept across the

Irreconcilable differences...

the marriage with

a

drag, then

he fed the divorce papers into the

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

you?

"I'll be there soon."

grabbed his keys

had arrived at the train

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