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.

glanced

realized she had no idea where she could

if Timothy wanted to find her, it would

today; he probably wouldn't bother looking

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

barely left the neighborhood when he spun the steering wheel and doubled

had

into the driveway, parked, and

the foyer, he was met by

are you looking

his lips together. "It's

nodded and disappeared down

hadn't come

study, pulled open

stack of

out his chair, sat

swept across

Irreconcilable differences...

the marriage

were like a knife

took a deep drag, then crushed the cigarette

fed the divorce papers

His phone rang.

It was Henry.

where are you?

"I'll be there soon."

keys and

Jessica had arrived at the train

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