fice was a study in organized chaos. Stacks of legal briefs sat on every surface, but the desk was immaculate. Tess herself w

opping the moment she saw the man's

ked terrible. She hadn't slept, hadn't eaten. The br

he injection, the diagnosis, the tru

leaning forward, his face a mask of intense calculation. "This is not just grounds for divorce, this is assaul

ked at her, ex

Giovanni Baldwin has the best lawyers money can buy. They will bury us in paperwor

Edith

" Tess explained, pulling a file from a drawer. "He claimed you were emotionally unstable and

ian," Edith said, leaning forward.

independent medical evaluation of Milo. If we can get a doctor to testi

flicker of

was sho

Edith, who was hiding out

m filed a counter-motion. They claim you're the unstable one. They submitted evidence of your 'er

lace to save our suppl

"The judge wants a full hearing before he allows an

't have months. It was w

g wallpaper of the motel room. She couldn't wait

e-an app she had never deleted from her marriage. He

suit, hailed a cab, and ma

ht, but Edith still had the VIP access card. She swiped it at the turnstile, ig

tive floor. Two security guards

n, you can't

er voice cold. She tried to push p

, her voice echoing down

doors of the boardroom opened. Giovanni s

er in,"

ive table sat the directors of the Baldwin empire, all of

ed her jacket and looked at Giovanni, who stood a

te her best efforts. "Whatever you want from me, I'll d

deafening. The directors exc

desperate face. He felt a flicker of something-was it pity? No, it

his suit jacket, a

g, "allow me to introduce my... estranged wife.

n where she belongs. Please escort Ms. Woods out. An

her arms again, t

cked on Giovanni. "You can't do th

picking up a document from the

down the marble hallway. The elevator doors closed,

ling to her knees on the dirty sidewalk. Pedestrians walked around her,

g through her clothes. She had begged. She had humil