Edgar gripped the phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

“That miserable woman…” he growled, his jaw clenched. “I hate her more with every passing day.”

Laura calmly held out her hand, steady enough to keep Edgar from drowning in his own anger.

“Let me read it, baby.”

Edgar handed her the phone. Laura read the message, her expression gradually turning serious, her entire demeanor shifting. When she finished, she looked at him.

“Her father is paying for a good lawyer,” she said. “But e