omething he'd anticipated. He glanced down at the papers in his h

ing a tantrum over what happened a while ag

g to divorce for a long time now. Now that Dera's

ed. "Why did you do that? You don't love me, why won't you divorce me?" I scre

nate. I'd loved him, thinking that if I dedicated myself to him and loved him unconditionally, he'd come to love me.

you can be happy," I pleaded,

st wake up and ask me to divorce you?

? Isn't that why you slept with her

h. I did nothing with her. Dera fell sick after her welcome party and I had t

ten to your excuses. There's no love here

e into my hazel eyes. "I'm the one who gets to decide when this marriage i

a quick ending instead of dragging it out?" I begged, crying profusely.

was hard to say what he truly wanted. He wanted to be with Dera

ands and wiped away the tears on my cheeks with his thumbs. "Nobody's get

k's jacket. It was a woman's perfume, one I recognized as belonging to Der

ich was the nearest place. Frank frowned and follo

ioned, holding my hair back

my face, my heart was racing. I had no idea

uddenly vomiting?"

bad food today

t, Ruth. Are you hiding something from me?" My heart was r

d out? I as

noticed that I was pale and gained a bit of w

Frank's phone rang, cu

d and answer

is gone!" the voice

ned in surprise.

trained. I laughed at myself. And here I thought he wasn't divorcing

shed from the mansion to go look for her. I couldn't help but specula

rs to the master bedroom when I felt a burning pain