catch you messing with her, I s

ce. So that's how he sees me? Just so

not only are your ears broken, but your brain's probably fried too.

clear-I'm getting out of this marriage. I'll explain things to G

ent straight upstairs, not even

d a few beats later. Ron

o life, his words still cut deep. Thank god it's just

to lie down and clear my head. Ju

pressed my lips together an

sabella, have you been taking those herbal re

d herbs in the corner, still wra

p. "Really? Any signs yet? Feeli

riage and she's been on my ba

nt more drama. "Lisa, pregnancy depends on fate too, r

, hoping she'd drop it. B

get real. Look at yourself-looks, background, s

o you'd give us a baby. You think

broken machine, then step aside. Plenty of

pushed me past

dient. I even treated her better than my own mom. She humiliated me cons

ald anymore. Why the hell sh

e alone? Ever use your brain and ta

he family, the job. but too

virgin. How do you expect a baby when

omeone else and pop one out for you? Hell, I'd

s she didn't expec

an't have a baby and

Classic Lisa-can dish it

-your son's the on

. And while you're at it, get your brain checked too."I hung up right after I finished talking and

feels so

e freedom unlocked. Once you give up

o put up with this kind of crap

sed out quickly. When I woke u

h dark, like I expected-Ronald didn't plan

Quietly, I cleaned up the dishe

again for someone else.

second thought and left the place I'd once poured my

handle, and another super importa

only, no

as woken up by a

led through his teeth, "What di

to recall the chat I'd had with his dear mother.

dy get the memo?

n your mom wants to dra

I could easily picture him-face da

ally spoke again, v

oesn't work on me. I'm not int

and turned over,

ourself. I'm not dying t

tays that way. Where are you? And w

yes open, grin

age but still expects me to

kfast, and I was so worried about his stomach I busted my ass lear

ally loved my cooking. I used to take that a

e saw me as his full

I'm done cooking

n impatient wait

a answer

e second floor. There's

oming up the stairs. His voic

thing, you do the opposite. And why is breakfast o

ddenly stopped.

just vanished

other end before Ronald spok

's with the div

two copies of the papers on the ta

face right now-tight-jawed, and proba

calm. Honestly? E

d it already. Don't worry-I'm walking a

go mine. Marriage over. Let's make