ntil she was sitting on the floor. The angry voices f

iation, the anger, the utter despair she ha

re body. She cried for her dead marriage, for the family t

r abdomen, and a slight

flying to her still-flat stomach, her f

ouldn't fall apart. For the

her father's voice, hesitant and plead

ying breath, and opened the door. She

s. "Jules, I know you're upset, but... yo

he asked

ect," David said, his voice strained. "It'

ompany can be saved. We're in the final review

hed, "is the one who ma

for the sake of your business, I should sta

ce was desperate. "Just wait until the project is settled. A

worth, Dad?" Julissa asked, he

e. "Please, Jules. It's not just for me. It's for the dozen

ing to gui

ing expression and felt sick. But at

or herself. An

no job, and she was pregnant. If she burned her bridges

ind a job, a place to live. Time to

aybe Haskell just made a mistake. Give him another ch

f the reality-she had to try

ut about finding the final proof

arewell ceremony for a marria

oarse. "I promise you. I won'

e spreading across his face. "That's great! I

him off. "For these three months, I

greed instantly. As long as she d

tly. If he still chooses them, then I'll let go co

phone and sent

ll wait for you to come bac

on to her father and a

ge, she didn't spare he