r. The heavy doors swung shut, muffling

grabbed her arm again, spinning her around. "You just humiliated me in front o

ed at his h

her voice dropping an oc

ust looked at him with such intense l

ond solitaire sparkled under the chandelie

his owns me?

, I get it. You want a higher allowance? You want

. It was a dry

t see me, do you

ad swollen slightly from the adrenaline. She twi

nked i

up between

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spun rapidly with a high-pitched whirring sound,

divorce,

ounded nervous. "Divorce? You signed a pre-nup, Isolde. You leav

n't want the house. I don't want the cars. I

ed Effie

t want

ing company? You have no job. You have no skills.

ing through the

she said. She looked at Isolde, her eyes wid

Please, don't do this. We're all just tired.

t Belle. She lo

Belle," Isolde sa

nd. The valet was holding t

car," Isolde said

had downloaded the Uber app wh

rayson scoffed. "With my

corrected. "And she's my daughter. Yo

yson threatened, stepping forward. "R

d," Isol

to the curb. The driver looked co

e door. She help

Mommy?" Effie asked

baby," Isolde whis

and slamm

He kicked the diamond ring across t

ppear. She smiled, a small, predatory curving o