Scorned Wife, Sudden Fortune
r, the door
. He put on a performance of quiet con
aid, walking over to the
My voice was fl
ke ice against my skin. I didn't pull away. I cou
ia. So strong," he whis
The same man who had called me disgusting just an hou
y forehead. I had to f
u know," he said awkwardly, gesturing vaguely toward t
, as if expecting an ice
, came in. She was a kind, no-nonsense woma
fe up to use the restroom, and she needs a fresh perineal ice pack. We sho
lightly. "Oh, r
t for her recovery," Mrs. Davis said, her eyes lingering on him for
right now," Ethan said, eager to appear
ments gentle but efficient. "He seems
said, the lie tastin
to me with a flourish, as if presenting a great priz
s, he had played the part of the perfect, loving part
met mine. The slight, almost imperceptible curl of his lip when he looked at my still-
t been real? The dates, the wedding, the loving
steady. "Can you pass me
were sleeping. They're going to try and visit this afternoon. My parents are
into a wealthier family. And they had made it perfectly clear, on more than one occasion, that they were hopi
closing around the cool metal of
rk for Lily's birth certificate filled out soon. I was thinking, to make things easier, we could just have her hou
od ran
registered often had implications for school districts and, more importantly in a divorce, could sometimes compli
, exhausted, and too
as w
keeping my voice light. "I'm too tir
fake, charming smile. "O
. The clock was ticking. I had