tting at a café close to the airport with Jessica

e didn't want to cause a scene or give Hannah or Christopher any reason to think she wasn't planning to go. Giving them another opportunity to embarrass her wa

thirty minutes before her flight, and she

her hot coffee in an attempt to calm her furious co

e young children, they had been best friends. She was familiar enough with Jessica to know that unless something was done, she would never be able to move on. "

ue the tiresome debate. "That is not what we are doing. We were both aware that this wo

epouted, "You're still trying to defend him."

ll she was doing was being sensible. That is, she hoped

snort. "What's

is meant to be

e. "Duh!" she scowled. "If I were in your s

ped Beatrice's hand. As much as I value your support, please just let me tackle this on my own. Have faith in what

e than it should have didn't make much sense to her. Why did she hold herself to such high standards for a man who never even gave her a close look? Why, with all seriousness, did she play his wife in spite of the sad

sica could not take on more worry whe

maybe. "But only because I love and trust you

. She genuinely detested it when they disagree

he took a sip of her coffee. She returned the cup

who was munching on

perwork in motion, but I s

tended meaning behind that. Her eyebrows f

son preparing to burst into the biggest surprise of the day. "In fact, I'

mpany of my own in the first place. Without your assistance with

belonged to Christopher," her eyes s

You did not take from him a single penny. You fully committed to me. To be honest, there was a time when I had to decide whether to than

e wedding. Jessica was never offered an option. or the chance to discover what on earth was going on. She had made an effort to talk him down. But he wasn't prepared to hear anything from an

ff your hit list, are you?" Fin

cegave a conde

. When she got the chance, she ought to have fled. She wouldn't be able to crawl out of here with Beatriceon her ba

ment. She had no energy, no will, and was too fatigued to do anything

odded to her, a sigh thwar

eal. "Congrats! This won't

interrupted her, saying, "I'm ready to g

cewas perplexed, her ex

closest pal. It would be a pleasure to work for you. And that's my one and only need," Jessica continued, sipping her

or the bill and looked back a

ul to have such a buddy. "We'

UV with tinted windows pulled across the street and they head

n by the man seat

nger a problem?" He spoke to

e from Christopher's life. We can now g

g at Jessica, who was

g you say. However, i

ecause of the other

faith. Please notify me as soon as you

ica got into a car and left with the other woman. It was only then th

t time?" His brow

. "Definitely! Strike the