anice would eventually give in. She had no family to le

e anxious. Nothing between us is going to cha

eezing her heart. How could he speak with such confidence,

n good lately. We can't let her find out about the tem

r only because of the shares, right

ear. If they divorced, his shares in Brooks

ever once considered divorcing you. Joyce and I are noth

er. His looks were still striking-well-defined features, piercing eyes, an

between them

to the courthouse tomorrow at nine and file for the divor

she wasn't wrong. Trying to soothe her, he said, "Don't worry. I

mach churned wildly with nausea, her expression twis

a single proper meal all day. The stomach conditio

ut warning, she doubled over and retched violently, coughing up a mouthful

her arm. "Did you skip eating ag

ce of strength she had left, her voic

at Karl's hypocritical exp

bent down and scooped her into his a

a time when Janice loved resting against him, reading as sh

less pain tearing through her abdomen left her with no strength to fi

the road toward

e low. "Jani, just hold on a li

n, his ph

ed over to the side of the road. "Joyce? What

mach twisted violently again. She doubled for

rd Janice. "Joyce burned herself by accident while boiling water. You

with disbelief. "Karl, it's the middle of the nigh

far. Be good and take a cab." Karl leaned over, unbuc

out of the car, Karl drove

ompletely. Holding her stomach, she reached into her pockets to call for a cab, o

self for throwing away three years of her life on a man who turned

are of headlights li

ust in time to see a car ch