between them. Diandra held the phone away from her ear for a moment,

hadn't faded over the years. "What is it? Did Holt finally t

though she didn't understand their full context. She t

voice barely a whispe

very clear two years ago that you didn't need my help. You

own her cheek. "I know I did. But Tegan,

er end seemed to waver, replaced by a cautious s

skiing accident in Aspen. I was in a coma for three weeks. When I woke up.

o long that Diandra checked the screen

threw away our friendship, you cut off everyone who actually cared about yo

ct you to believe me. I wouldn't believe me either. But I need to know. I need to know who I

a sound of defeat and reluctant e

thi

"If this is an act, it's your best one yet. But if it

" Diandra as

You were getting your master's in art history at NYU. You had a full ride. You were going to cha

es, the smell of coffee and old paper. But

et him at some gallery opening. It was like you were bewitched. You dropped everything.

aid it, she knew it was a lie. The evidence was right ther

o play golf, to wear those ridiculous designer dresses. You became a Stepford wife. And when I tried

the words feeling inadequ

we spoke, you were about to sign that god-awful prenup. I begged you not to. I told you it was finan

pathetic creature she couldn't even recognize, but she knew it was the truth. The truth

dra asked, dreading the answ

the ones who pushed you into it. They saw the Farmer name and the Farmer mon

iandra's spine. "N

ed your parents that marrying Holt was a 'strategic necessity.' He do

ttered life starting to form a grim picture. "

ive energy merger with a company that Chelsi Vaughan is connected to. If you cause a scandal, if you rock t

e woman she was supposed to apologize to. The woman h

really starting over, if you really don't remember the woman you us

new resolve hardening in he

ed a shark, not a lawyer. I'm texting you a number right now. Her name is Evelyn Vance. She's my c

screen, her mind racing. She had been a fool. She had been a pawn. She had given up everyth

vast emptiness of her lost memories. The woman lying in this hospital bed was someone new

e prenup. She would fight. And she would start by get