"Miss Finch, I'm heading to Family Court now. If everything goes smoothly, the divorce should be finalized today, so I probably won't need to trouble you with the lawsuit after all. But if something unexpected comes up, I'll give you a call."
"Okay, no problem. I'll get going then. See you around."
Sliding her sunglasses on and tossing her long golden hair, Margery returned to her sports car.
A smile slowly curved at the corner of her lips.
Ever since she'd heard from friends that Wilfred and Hildegarde were getting divorced, Margery had been quietly keeping tabs on him.
Seeing the man she'd secretly admired since childhood finally pulling himself together again—
It made her genuinely happy.
Wilfred, I can't wait to see you become that genius again. That boy who used to tug on my ponytail... My boy, put on your armor and rise again!
In the end, Hildegarde never showed up at Family Court.
Wilfred waited there all afternoon for nothing.
When pickup time at the preschool approached, he had no choice but to drive over and get Penelope.
"Daddy, Daddy, guess what?"
"Uncle Patrick got beat up!"
"A bunch of moms held him down and hit him!"