didn't bother hiding the screen and typed a swift "On my way"

t help, at least stay out of the way. Be good, alright?"

without once looking back. She

r had been torn to pieces-too mu

at the institute for recordkeeping, then

r the next three days

There was nothi

t herself occupied by sorting through her thi

opsided pottery they made on their first date, a small heart-shaped stone from a mountain night sky, and r

these things, hoping one day they'd sit to

Without hesitation, she tossed the keepsake

and even the wedding ring-she lined them up, took photos, and messaged

ally sank in-love, no matter how glitterin

hat her application for joining the closed

days before the pr

to the mall. But as she came down the escalator with her shopping

ing warmly and clinging to that Haley woman's arm like they wer

days, carefully slipping a glittering diamond bracelet onto Ha

picture-perfect family. On

ed her taste with a sparkle in her eye and c

moment was soaked

ged to her. It was he

, first picks from new collections, all because o

to bring her and Jazlyn closer was now

yanked the card from the stunned saleswoman's hand,

a'am, that's a premium card. It doesn

in half and tossed it into the nearby tr

ross the cheek and hissed, "What's gotten into you

reputation, and Marc had always be

n had treated her with indifference. And after the wedding, that coldness only gr

iet, not wanting to pu

-built on love-ha

son to tolerat

slaps rang out, landing

enced everyon

cial circles like a legend, and now he stoo

he rolled up her sleeves as if rea

ifted high. "You lay a hand on me again, and

ched her chest for breath. "Marc! Look at he

cold smirk. "Tell me, Marc-didn't

rward and seized her wrist, muttering under his breath, "St

agging his hand to her waist and whining in

im "darling" again and again, as if

ssurances in Achure, s

lose and cozy, made Ste

tella spoke-her Achure

eeping with another woman's husband-don't even think about denying it. If Achure's not working for you, we can

ce turned

peak Achure so perfectly. Hadn't Marc said hi

tone rigid. "Stella... w

e a knife twisting dee

led into a b

asm in her voice was razor-sharp. "Go on, enjoy yo

turned on her hee

Jazlyn and Haley each latched on

s woman already! How dare she lay

and Marc had always ignored them. But for some reason,

he muttered, shaking them o

catch her just as she r

hit her, and she shook it off in disgust. "What is it, Mr

riend. Why are you being so jealous? Can't you be mat

a dry, disbel

, it always circled back to be

in on you and your side piece in bed, I should smile, close

eyes flashing. "How many times do I

tone dripped with irony as

aced with something sharper lik

nd Haley have done-every last thing." She leaned in slightly, her voice a whisper dipped i