50 : All Or Nothing

• New York City •

So he was doing better now. 

Apparently, he had moved on to better things, was happier with his new girlfriend now, and he no longer gave a crap about the break-up.  Such a big, bitter pill to swallow. 

It hurt her, of course. But his own mother confirmed it. So it must be the whole truth.  Why would Claudia Reynaud lie to her, anyway?  It wouldn't make any sense. 

Veronica tried to sleep it all off after a good cry last night, and after hours of contemplating what to do next.

"If he doesn't acknowledge it or denies it's his baby, then sue him," was her mother's pragmatic advice last time they were in Philadelphia.

"He won't. Come on, Mom...he's not that stupid," was her brother Mick's only reaction to the issue that night.

Although Veronica feared another blatant rejection from Théo, neverthele