EVANGELINE
I’d like to say I was surprised by what I heard, but the truth was, I wasn’t.
Margaret was exactly the kind of person to hurt her son for her benefit. She was obsessed with the idea of winning against me, and I just couldn’t understand it because I wasn’t in any kind of competition with her.
I didn’t want Alex. He was the one refusing to give me a divorce. However, she couldn’t see that. According to her, I was the one blocking her path to greatness.
William led me through the halls to one of the offices. A few nurses were gathered outside and once they saw me, they all parted, revealing a straight path into the office. None of them could even look at me, and the few who dared to meet my gaze looked away sharply after a few seconds.
I ignored them, keeping my chin high as
