Chapter 196
"No problem. Go ahead."
Vince agreed without a second thought.
Jessica quickly typed her message on her phone.
"Don't let him know I'm living here."
Seeing those words, Vince's smile deepened.
He gave her an OK sign.
Jessica finally felt her nerves settle. She couldn't fight Timothy's power alone, but at least she could lean on someone else for help.
She had no idea what kind of friendship Vince and Timothy shared, but it was obvious Vince wasn't afraid to go up against him.
That was all she needed.
a month. After that, the divorce would be final, and Timothy would be out of her
attend the Zimmerman family's birthday
back at the closed
was going to get
Night fell.
autumn breeze-just
Mr. Smith. For Sheila's sake, he'd arranged a welcome dinner, complete with
to be company for
anger. He hadn't intended to show up that evening, but Sheila
Timothy's closest friends, Kane was always
Yates and
while Yates's father and Vince's father had been army buddies-bonded for life. Yates had even been promised to Vince's sister as a child, a sort of family arrangement; whether it would last into
that was his own sister,
into business, their household kept its old traditions. Sheila was raised with all the etiquette and polish expected of someone from a wealthy
couldn't compare to her friendship with
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