71. DOUBLE JOY

Five Months Later

Emotionally, things had gotten a lot better with Orla. Though she was still trying to let her mind off the pain her family had caused her, she didn't let her feelings override her anymore.

She hadn't forgiven her sisters, especially now that Arnold had decided to sue the three sisters who were involved in the death cases.

She had no idea why he was doing that now, but no matter what he did, she knew things would never be right between them. She had ignored several calls for him to see her.

There was no point in doing that after all these years. He made it clear to her that he'd forever hate her, Orla wanted it that way—for him to forever loathe her. There was no point in patching things up because there were no pieces to pick up. He had shattered everything a long time ago.

She was dabbing her face with the small foam, getting ready for the visit to the hospital that morning.

Her baby bump was already visible now, and she and Callan had to get acquainted with some n