Yvonna immediately stood up, intending to run after Chloe, but Wesley was already one step ahead.
She pressed her lips together, lowered her eyes, and let out a quiet sigh.
Ryker, sitting beside her, glanced sideways and studied her expression.
"Why didn't you say anything just now?"
Yvonna met his gaze, her face unreadable.
"I couldn't."
Ryker frowned.
"You couldn't? If you don't help persuade her, what if she really divorces Wesley? Have you thought about what that would cost the Carter family?"
"I know exactly what she's been through, and you expect me to feed her a bunch of empty platitudes just to keep her in that cage?" Yvonna's voice turned noticeably colder. "Sorry, I can't be that hypocritical."
Ryker's face darkened with anger.
"You're a member of the Carter family. Tha
