Chapter 5

I was at my wits' end. I shoved Sophie away.

"You've been missing for twenty years. I had your identification records canceled ages ago. For all intents and purposes, I'm a widow. Why shouldn't I be allowed to marry someone else?" I said.

Sophie was just as stubborn.

She said, "Why not just get a divorce? Leave your current husband, come back, and marry Andrew. I bet he wouldn't care. We could all be happy together again."

I shot back, "I care. My husband cares. My whole family cares."

Sophie grabbed me and shook me like crazy.

"Jayleen, when did…