la stood on the side of the road, with nothing but a su
ched to a halt in front of her
ed hair was disheveled, and her face was flushed red; she was clea
d, "How did
lf and that jerk on Instagram.
instead, she took her to her coz
oa to warm her hands. She told Chloe everything: the affair, the argum
od floor. "I can't believe your mother! I can't believe Jenna! And Conrad! How could he d
appearing on her face for the f
face full of worry. "The house is a complete mess. And you h
offee table. "Here you go. This is my emergency fund. Here you go
st friend. A warm feeling washed over her, but she
t you're so naive. You've been a housewife fo
t the wall. She unzipped it and moved the folded sweater and toiletry bag aside. At t
placed it on the coffee table. She u
to her, her brow fur
ed with a gold seal. "Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School," Chloe rea
lained about the food at his Michelin-starred restaurant, saying the sauces were too oily. I
one. "Cornell Universi
open in surprise. "Y
by anxiety," Estella said with a hint of bitterness. "I have to learn how to m
mmelier diploma. Art authentication certificate. Each one from a to
stack of documents, then looked at Est
last folder at the bottom. It was a rather heavy document, printed
at Estella, her eyes wide. "Columbia Uni
a said in a low voice. "The psychiatrists he's seen haven't helped. I think if I understa
e table with trembling hands. "Estella...
lt. She looked at the certificates, at the years of effort she had poured into them, efforts
der. "He thought I spent all day attending charity luncheons and g
oked up at Chloe, her eyes dry and cold. "He thinks he's taken everyth
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