eyla curled up asleep on the sofa. He appro
much noise, he had sti
w him, she hesitated briefly be
she realized how strai
Shawn asked, "Why are
an before. In just two days, she
asleep. Are you hungry? I can make somethi
wrist to stop her. "No need. I already had dinn
gth, but pasta was one th
a thought crossed her mind-soon, she would be gone. After that,
tially wanted to say, she in
n. For reasons he could not explain,
bluntly before turnin
ng a plate of spaghetti bolognese and p
g; she finished t
spoke again. "Leave it. Sit down. I need to
y before setting it aside and
and remembering Corrine's visit earlier,
ess around her eyes made her app
nearly two minutes, Leyla aske
at her directness before
oud made the air feel thin in her lungs. A piercing ache spread through
hout explanation. Not once had he
him over and over again, yet he never once ret
to her that, in Shawn's ey
n composure. Since she was going to leave anyway, she told herself she should do so with dignity. At the ve
with dignity and allow Corrine to t
s to go to the cour
e next few days. I've already asked my attorney to prepare the divorce papers. You've been my wife in name for two years. I won't treat you unfair
extraordinarily
stead, she turned her face toward th
don't need the house either. After the divorce, I'll return to my hometown. As for money, I only need one hund
leaving because she knew she would never truly have his hear
what you want. If you don't want this house, I'll have my lawyer calculate
nergy simply was not there anymore. "Just let me know when the pape
here for a while anyway. You can remain in the mansion as long
he tears Leyla had been restraining
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