mily has done for you, this is how you repay me? You've brought us nothing but shame, an

strike Cathleen, but Cathleen r

arriage. The heartbreak had worsened her mother's kidney disease, leaving

henever her father, Harold Gordon, was around. The moment Harold turned his back

rew Emily from

g Cathleen's neck. Emily smiled cruelly. "Well, the drug must'v

place. Cathleen said coldly, "You

egun feeling strange shortly

u did last night. If you don't want everyone else finding out, you'll star

They had drugged her and arranged the entir

r plan was u

checked your facts before trying to threaten me. My marriage is over

and Emily's faces. Only then did they notice

ly. "You got divorced? W

candal to make Cathleen deman

ed as he walked toward them. Then he turned to C

without hesitation. "Yes, I d

beside him. "That's not happening. W

I turned it into a dressing roo

ere. This is still my home!" Cathleen could hard

nother family years ago, which means you don't belong

pain spread through it. "I won't allow this divorce. You're comin

had barely kept in contact. Even so, the Rileys never fa

s alone were worth

a major role in the Gordon

let Cathleen end the marriage and

erful grip. He hauled her outside while her suitcase jolted along the

ehicle, Cathleen stopped cold. A polished

usband final

de, and now her father expected her to crawl back and plead for another chance. Cathleen tore her arm

me inside with me," he warned in a low voice, "I'll sto

r eyes as her cheek began to burn, yet the slap

promised to pay all her mother's medical expen

ed to go back

uldn't survive. That truth drained every

de her bones ache. "Start walking," he growled. "When we get inside, you w