Half an hour had passed.


    Inside the car, no-one spoke, E leaned against a window, as far away from Samuel as she could. She watched as the city whizzed by outside.


    Samuel rubbed the skin between his eyebrows and spoke calmly, "So, after being in there for a day, you know it''s your fault, right?" Had he known what Catherine was going to do, he would never have left her side. In her time of need, he was no where to be found.


    However, maybe this ordeal had not been all bad. Maybe it had finally tempered the bold, impulsive streak in E''s temper. Maybe she wouldn''t be so quick to act from now on.


    Samuel was able to tolerate her being childish and often oundish ideas of ''punishing'' other people. But he was not OK with this new streak of criminal activities. No, he wouldn''t stand for her cheating and ndering others.


    He question seemed to fall on deaf ears. E sat silently, refusing to answer him. The only person she had ever truly loved no longer believed in her. She had nothing to say.


    Once her cornerstone and protector, now in a time of need, her Samuel had been no where to find. Absent. He doubted that if they had not still be married he would have evene at all.


    The car came to a stop at the door of their city Vi. "If you promise I can see Jerry whenever I want, I will agree to a divorce."


    Anna, sitting in the driver''s seat suddenly felt ufortable. The temperature inside the car seemed to drop several degrees.


    Anna shivered. Where these the same two, who just weeks ago, had seemed so happy. The image of happiness. Who were these strangers she now saw in the backseat? How quickly they had moved towards divorce.


    A few minutester, Samuel stepped out of the car and mmed the door shut violently.


    Just as E began to rx, thinking that Samuel had left, her door was pulled open without warning.


    Nearly falling, E would have hit the ground had it not been for a handful of Samuel''s shirt.


    Samuel threw her over his shoulder and walked towards the vi. Having starved in a jail cell or two day, E nearly fainted in exhaustion.


    Upon entering the vi, Samuelmanded Anna, "Tell Eason that I brought his sister back, safe and sound." Anna was greatly surprised at the man she now saw entering the vi. How strange these once familiar people s


    "You''re my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours."


    Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.


    Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...


    the past? Obsess over mistakes? Or was it that she had been spoiled by her parents?


    Now, both Samuel and E were soaked with the rising water. E shivered.


    Atst Samuel felt himself rxing a bit. He stood up and got out of the tub.


    Replenishing the water in the tub, he picked up E and put her back in the tub.


    Two hourster, E sat in front of the dresser mirror, drying her hair. She was weak at the knees.


    She opened the door to the baby''s room and locked the door behind her. She fell asleep on Jerry''s bed.


    Meanwhile, Samuel went to his own walk-in closet and changed into his robe.


    Samuel nced at the empty bed and then went to Jerry''s room and tried the door. Sure enough. It was looked.


    Thinking of their "cold war, " Samuel decided to leave E alone. He returned to the bedroom alone.


    E woke up the next morning surprisingly energized. She went to closet and changed noiselessly before leaving the vi.


    After about 20 minutes, she returned to the vi. She threw away a bag of medicine before sitting down at the kitchen table.


    Samuel walked down the stairs while tying his tie. He caught E popping two pills into her mouth. She swallowed hard when she saw him.


    He frowned slightly. Was she sick?


    "What pill did you just take?" Upon hearing Samuels voice, E shook with fright. She nearly dropped the ss of water in her hand.


    Samuel stood horrified. Her reaction was strange. Samuel walked past her and went to the trashcan. He pulled out the box of medicine she had thrown away.