st arrived at Phoebe's pl
g for the dismissal of the project leader who had wron
th Oasis Studio were now rallying in supp
y hadn't touched Li
er message to the anonymous contact. "Find out
. "You're making a comeback and cash without
ou're in on the next
ng down! When I'm back, you o
ed back a simple "okay" b
er when her phone buzzed again-a notification
it was the card A
't resist
igned the divorce papers, and was
business keeping his car
to Phoebe's house, while some of her items remained at Alan's place. She planned t
it she had found at Phoebe's, Kaitlin hai
doorbell, which was promp
Oh! Mrs
aken aback at th
e; however, today she donned a striking red dress, exu
in an even tone
everie, responded, "He just w
ascended the stairs
suitcase, Alan was already
ght of the small suitcase she carried. He sat ther
this once, but it won't happen again. Go fix me an omelet, and I'l
imperious stance an
? That he had frozen her account so
But tell me, have you signed the d
shot up, vis
or mercy? And yet, she dar
yes, and he balled his fists,
k on the woman standing at the bottom of
ormally, she was docile and eager to please,
oud, thorny rose-fiery and full of life, strik
at name but caught h
was not A
a frosty tone. "Kaitlin, cut out the nonsense! Wh
arriage and divorce are both within my
over, don't you despise me? Surely, divorci
ed, and the veins on his
the mere mention of divorc
er, so why the resi
owing words st
It's absurd. You mourn your late fiancée while entangling yourself wi
to me that way!" Alan explode
her wrist, and slammed her against the
ou just divo
, stripped of any former warmth. "The courthouse isn't f
stare piercing as if trying to
chingly, the air in the din
ed the altercation and slipped o
ke through, bitter and mocking. "You think ending a marriage is tha
y empty-handed, and you won't have to provide f
r wrist faltered
y-ha
e he had given her. Could she
ell. You're playing a game, thinking you'll still be able to return to me post-divorce. I
her smile enchanting, b
owever, turned his fac
ve or die, it no longer concerns you.