"No, really, I just have a cold," Ann Nolan said with a laugh. "I really just caught a cold."
Ann Nolan touched her forehead, feeling a bit feverish.
She might actually have a cold.
Jasmine Yale was suspicious but she was abroad and couldn't go back to see Ann Nolan.
"Jasmine, when does school start? It's soon, right?"
"Another week."
"That's good." A hint of envy suddenly appeared in Ann Nolan's eyes. She could have followed that path too, chasing a better version of herself.
But now she was shackled by chains.
In Landon, Zaiden Santos held immense power, and as a girl who had married into the city from afar, she knew she wouldn't stand a chance in a fight with him.
She wouldn't gain any advantage either.
He knew all manners of influential people in Landon, any of whom could prevent her from divorcing.
She had thought he was dissatisfied with their marriage and would agree if she proposed divorce.
