A Quiet Kind of Ruin
I rasped, my throat raw from smoke, "Mrs. Hawkins, I'm ready for the divorce."
The line was dead silent for a few heartbeats before her icy voice answered, "You've thought it through? No second thoughts this time. I'll have the agreement sent to you. Just sign it."
In no time, Luther, the Jackson family's Consigliere, showed up with the divorce papers, all politeness and respect.
My hands trembled so much I could hardly grip the pen.
The room swam before my eyes, not from tears, but from the cold sweat of pain.
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