Chapter 117

• "How did you know I got over my illness? You backed out of the divorce because you knew, right?" Lavinia asked, her voice strained. Her hands were clenched together with tense energy, and her eyes darted nervously from Karl's face to the ground and back again.
• Karl reached out and gently encircled her stiff palms with his fingers, trying to get her to meet his gaze. "Yes, I retracted the divorce as soon as I knew you'd overcome your illness. Julia helped me understand," he admitted, holding her stare steadily.
• "Julia! Do you know her?" Lavinia's eyebrows arched in disbelief as she searched his face for answers.