Chapter 10

She clenched her fingers tightly, retorting, “This marriage wasn’t my choice, either. Don’t forget your family needed a favor from me.”

There was a moment of silence on the phone before Jennifer’s voice softened but still carried an air of superiority, “I know, you’ve done our family a service. We won’t shortchange you. You’ll get every penny we promised. Once you’ve divorced Curtis, this whole thing will be over, and you’ll owe nothing to our family.”

Oh, to owe nothing.

After hanging up, Leanne slumped in her chair, deflated.

It was deep into fall, and the leaves in the sycamore grove were nearly all gone, just a few withered remnants clinging to the bare branches.

The new intern knocked on the door. “Dr. Castillo, it’s almost one o’clock. Are you ready?”

Leanne took a deep breath and straightened up. “Yes, I’m ready.”

“That old hag said what? You owe each other nothing, my foot!”

Just before the end of her shift, Leanne got a call from Joy, who could tell something was off. After prying out the details of the lunchtime conversation, Joy was livid.

family owes you one, okay? What was that jerk Curtis aggrieving for? If he were

out her water, quickly checking that no one was in the break

her water and headed back. “Ms. Campbell, mind your language. I’m

you to be disrespected by everyone, and even the housekeeper thinks she can crap on you! “You’ve thrown away three years of your

could hit where it

“So, I guess you wouldn’t mind if we stopped being friends.for,

got carried away. “I’m off work now. Just wait for me to

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of a feast is usually liquid,

chuckled. “You know me

drinks, claiming work stress and the joy of alcohol. Whenever

out of the hospital to find Joy’s called ride waiting curbside, her head poking out of the

hand sanitizer, and well-trained,

promotion tonight, fifty percent off

‘fifty percent off was like

out. “We’re not

argue? People are

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