The Queen of Spades

MONTHS

d!" Vince yelled, and I hurried out of t

can make som

t this horrible mess to me?!" he snapp

way. I made som

" He eyed the

I added some

om me," Vince turned h

ld try it

the bowl of soup off the table in a fit

m the soup that splattered over me whi

urself up!" he spat and rolled h

myself in for the past eight

at cost? This was not the man I'd spe

he hospital, he fired all the house he

he used every single hour of the day to torm

ut it got worse when Michelle's

into pieces before Vince whee

f the man we saw her kissing the day

later, and I scampered away from th

ght in my throat when I saw the pile of pa

minutes. I need dinner in an hour," he said, and

for long-I had work to do. I hurriedly set

o make dinner for my grumpy hus

Clear out Michelle's things," Vince sa

re do I se

d, and my brows scr

ha

turned away into the living

concluded that Vi

usual. The past eight months had

wed no visitors. Especially n

written a list of dishes I'll need at the table,"

n, attention now

t. How ma

said anything about chef

d snap

ha

my wife?" he grunted, pushing his plat

es

" he said, but that did nothin

s si

t and

are. And no scowling!" he added. "You have no righ

e to stay in the shadows, then went to bed with a pleased smi

atered the garden, and again in the evening to

g married a

nd complain about everything, ofte

orked, and barely eating. So it didn't come as

rt to see Vince sitting next to m

om. When I saw you, I thought you

was," I

said and looked up-Vince

ed out of bed. "I ne

" he o

the edge

your fainting w

al

make Vince happy? Was he

for now. I'll interview some house hel

at

only m

ill have to take care of me. Your focus, attention,

softly.

s for dinner. Or would y

ne now," I said and re

said grumpily an

s. We're going

in a car

me a condes

sing the Mc

ka

" he asked with

es

oo

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ext M

," I said, pushing his door open,

e gestured to

the tray down, trying not t

d me, drinking in every defined line. H

at a scar, but he

?" he asked, ey

ed. "Y

't eat

y. I'll take them away a

he door. But before I left, I paused,

nd? I didn't know you didn'

for, Eva?" he asked,

The peas... yo

e you sorry for?

igh

using you emotional distress and your accident. At l

e never loved me. And you're not the re

d snap

stupid and

ver me. A heavy

d nothing wrong. I'll speak to my lawyer and have the marriage dissolved. I'll let you off w

eath

o.

Sit down and have

s st

is so sudden,

killers would do too," he said

re not su

ass for you

me in months, I

ince sudden

softened. Then o

efs and hou

sisting me in

gifted me diamonds-spark

gifts before... this is the first t

ince

s to see my favorite b

brought me breakfast

ted for

Christ

in bed, he held my

threading his fingers throu

elf to him for the fir

mbled in his sleep wh

hat night and the

ater, everyth

in the hallway. Kaitlyn grabbed

ing guests again and inv

ing with his lover-so I was left t

said, admiring the pink diamond as

at rich fuck wants to divorce you. But we as a family, think you haven't p

d in and pushe

nd coughed

, Eva. We need his money," Kaitlyn said, sla

e you join us fo

rd Kingsley ask, "How muc

r two," Kait

rfe

ed in the bathroo

s fur

that?! I'm booking the next flight to New York

ing a divorce," I inte

at happen

d he forgives me. And now he wants a divor

uh, g

ing," I said, m

nacceptable. Hav

I'm s

n't tell h

sound crazy if I

u! He's still not over

myself from sayi

k I'm p