Charyn divorced Walken. It was easy. He didn’t contest anything; he seemed almost eager to go through with it. It was the talk of the season, not because the divorce was messy (it was actually quite civilized as far as such things went), but because no one could figure out why Charyn would want to divorce Walken anyway. He was such a funny fellow, always laughing, full of jokes and good humor. He was a gentleman, a good provider, generous to his children. Charyn had a new Mercedes and an enviable house in Mannysh Wood. To be sure, Walken had a drinking problem, but that was no reason to divorce. Why, if people divorced people for alcoholism, then no marriage was safe.
When it became generally known that another woman was involved, everyone insisted that they had known all along, but had k
