Howard and Isabella were not the happy couple they used to be. Isabella held Howard in contempt and refused to speak to him respectfully. She wondered why she’d married him in the first place. Her family had warned her of his flirting, and she should have taken that as a sign.
Howard was sorry for what he did and wanted so much to make things right, but Isabella was hardly speaking to him. They were not sleeping in the same room. Howard was at a loss, but he knew he deserved it. He was lucky that she even wanted him in the same house. The baby would be born soon. The pressure was unbearable.
Isabella wanted to give Howard another chance, but realized she also had to become more independent, just in case Howard refused to change. She was a salesperson in the shoe department at a luxury de
