Back inside her apartment, Vivian ignored the flood of calls and messages on her phone.
She only wanted silence.
She took off Ethan's jacket and went straight into the bathroom.
She washed herself from head to toe.
Then she did it again.
She had no idea how long she remained under the water.
When she finally came out, her face was calm, but the despair in her eyes was unmistakable.
Even so, a new resolve had taken hold.
After what Adrian had done that night, Vivian was convinced someone must've put him up to it.
He was a terrible husband, but he'd always had basic manners and decency.
Other than the fact that he didn't love her, he'd never treated her this badly before.
That kind of basic decency didn't disappear overnight unless someone else had put him up to it.
That someone
