Chapter EightEvelyn and Paul had been together for almost three years, not counting the years they knew each other in college before they were a couple. In college Paul had fallen hard for her but, rebelling against the strict upbringing she'd received from the doting parents of an only child, she had rejected him in favor of Robert, who was precisely the kind of guy her parents had shielded her from when she was in high school. He was fun-loving, gregarious, and a smooth talker, but ultimately, he lacked both character and scruples. Once they were married, not only did it become clear he was a thief, but he became even more of a womanizer, a heavy drinker, and an insatiable gambler, all traits Evelyn either had failed to see or had blindly ignored. After a few years filled with futile att
