umbled and would have tumbled back down the

out an enra

her best friend

the apple of every McAll

her balance, then bounded up

heels, hit her back against the

t of the way, pushed the door wide open, a

her fists on the floor in impotent rage. ''Or I'll t

was un

at Judy. ''Why sh

countless times, as she let her

he'd even l

ted living room that could have been elegant, except for Judy's ins

xpress mail lying o

aling a corner of the divorce ce

headed up the stairs, and cam

back at the marble floor shining under the br

mop and a bucket of water, which

th a clear head, she couldn't believe sh

paid maid.

o'd been keeping a vigilant eye on Judy, stil

her black sunglasses. ''I wa

through the open gates just

d up the steps when he saw Judy tryi

hat happ

n the arms of her son, breathing heav

his mother, noting no visible signs

oman. Sue her ass off. Put her name on a bl

o the living room, easing her onto the so

ll be better once you teach t

?'' Micah found th

friends did.'' Judy grabbed Micah's hand. ''It's a good

now,'' Micah said. '

. ''Nor do I care. She's no longer part of this fami

dly at his mother

feet, turned, and

are you

voice. ''You are not going to look fo

then turned

liberally when she got worked up, but he ha

d ever called Darya

of the reason

l him if Judy was

Did you give her anything in the divorce? Tell me you didn

her off coldly. ''She di

se before Judy

ll to Elliott, his assistant, when he

hysterical. ''She said she wouldn't take anything. But

phone away from his ear. 'W

iamond's worth two point five million dolla

a 12-carat pink diamond sto

dding band, which he

ore her ring like it

r a time he'd ever

ve taken it off

uldn't have known

it with her aft

id tha

g. ''She's a thief! Micah, call the

is brows. ''It's her ring. Her property. She has a right to

ung

d at the 'Call Ended' message

out that thieving, disrespectful bitch, then she

ing from the confr

ays been such a meek

icah didn't give her the right to th

sn't

to be pu

big glass of Zinfan

*

cked her knuckles and was prepared

had Bianca

hes! Those backstabbing, s

athroom, a toothbrush in her mout

"Did you see the post by the Cavanaughs? I bet

eally don't

e in public like that?" Bianca tossed