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“Bless you,” she repeated “And I don’t knohy I did that” She spun, then walked across the roo to marry another man, but—”

“He was already married,” Seth supplied

“Yes,” she answered quietly, “he was”

That despondent little whisper did athered up several pots of flowers and set them outside the door

“Why are you here?” he asked as she propped the door open

“Because of your letter,” she said

“Which one?”

She frowned slightly “The one asking for a divorce”

“Which one?” he repeated

Her frown deepened

“I’ve sent you five sets of divorce papers”

“You have?” Shaking her head, she said, “I—I, um, I only saw this last set The ones that arrived last month”

“How can that be?” he asked “I know they were delivered” After hearing no response to his first requests he’d insisted upon and received confirmation that the papers had been delivered to the house

He saide her eyes grew before she turned and headed into his office “M-my sister, M-Millie, always accepts the correspondence that arrives at the house”