The worst part was that Finn did an excellent job defending his client. He won the case, Doug Glass walked out of the Courthouse a free man.
She shook her head pushing that hurt away. She pulled the letter from the back pocket of her jeans and laid it on the counter next to Finn’s mail. She had written trying to explain how she hated the person she had become. She pictured, Maria, telling her that she was becoming just like her mother. The housekeeper’s observation was not complimentary and was a slap in her face, Lydia Whitely Hale at one time had been a beautiful woman. Lydia’s addiction to alcohol and pills caused her to become bitter and had made the household miserable. Maria’s observation had caused Hale to do some very deep soul-searching, she was right. Hale was becoming entitled, abrasive and demanding, well on the way to being a bitch. She hated that person, she had to change.
She sobbed as she placed the engagement ring next to the letter. She ran her finger around the beautiful diamond one last time. Jasmine was right, this would hurt Finn and he wouldn’t understand. However, he was handsome, successful and he would soon find a replacement for Hale. He would be fine. She placed her set of keys next to the ring.
At the door she turned one last time and looked at the counter, “I’m sure you will do fine, Finn. Me, I’m not so sure but I have to try.” She made a swipe at her cheeks, squared her shoulders and walked through the door for the last time.
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