secret, "Chanel is pregnant. The father abandoned her. I' m just

trying to appeal to her sense of compassion,

I know you understand. Just think

dsome face was almost overwhelming. She grip

fication exam. She remembered him bringing her soup when she was sick.

matter. The man who did those things w

And what am I supposed to do in the meantime? Hi

re he masked it with a patient smile. "I know

g," she said

his chair and grabbed her arm, his

from

oice turning hard. "You are not going anyw

skin. "Even if we are divorced on paper, you'

e obsession in his eyes for the first time.

of cold indifference. She had a plan. Sh

k to find the front door ajar. She heard

recting two men who were moving

"Dessie, listen. Chanel was kicked out of her apartment. She had nowhere to

t his audacity. He was moving his

le," he said quickly. "Unti

r face. "I' m so sorry for the intrusion, D

lked past them and into the l

mantle, was gone. In its place was a large, fra

testament to her hard work, was also gone. Hanging i

were standing in the doorway. Craig had t

l said, her voice dripping with false sweetness. "The place just felt a littl

s face. He had not only let her do it, he ha

a hand on her flat stomach. "With Craig' s baby. We

to inflict maximum pain, that Dess

und her. "Chanel, maybe you should go rest. Dessie, can you

other woman from his wife, in their own ho