She Played the Long Game

t the Hamptons charity carnival Richard had taken her to

ght. "She was helping at the unicorn ride! She ga

old. A setup. Richar

oe Sanders online. It wasn' t hard to find her. Chloe' s Instagram was public,

gs, the latest iPhone. One photo made Ellie' s stomach churn. Chloe, beaming, holding Lily' s hand at the carnival. In the reflection of

he word w

ied front" she' d maintained felt like a cheap costume. She looked pale, tir

e to Richard' s Wall Street office, the city

e startled protest. The door to his inner

ll do it. I' ll divorce her," Richard

e felt a wave of nausea, th

ed the d

hand on his arm. They sprang apart, Chloe lookin

you doing here, Ell

pression. "Richard, she... she' s

gerously low. "You come to my office, unannounced, and

feigned vulnerability. Something inside her snapped. T

t, but it cut through the tension. "

ou enjoy playing the victim, don

r before she masked it with tea

f Chloe. "That' s enough,

ichard," Ellie said,

arsh, disbelieving sound. "A divorce? Do

," Elli

rty-day cooling-off period in this state. You' ll come to your senses by the

ight, to one of his city apartments, he said. Ellie packed a small bag for him, as he' d instructed his assistant to tell