The smile on Jade's face turned bitter as tears welled in her eyes.
At that moment, she didn't care if she looked weak or miserable in Carrie's presence.
Bitterness gathered in a lump behind her throat, and her face turned pale.
The pained expression on her face transformed her smile into a sad one.
No matter how hard she tried to speak, words failed her. Her mouth opened only to close again.
Carrie took the paper from her and read it too.
A satisfied smile spread across her face as she looked at Xavier and handed him the document.
He didn't take it.
The pain on his wife's face told him everything he needed to know.
"See? I told you I wasn't lying." Carrie sat back down. "I mean no harm."
She enjoyed the look on Jade's face far more than she should have.
The two women waited for
