Chapter 7

Lilah took a wild guess at how long Verity could keep her cool, then cut straight to the point before she even spoke.

“A mental health evaluation, huh?”

She looked Verity dead in the eye and gave a small smile. “Sure, why not.”

Verity stole a glance at Aiden and put down her spoon with fake warmth. “Really? Lilah, the doctor’s already here—waiting in the infirmary. Gabriel doesn’t have much work today. He’ll be back soon, just in time to see the results.”

“Sounds good to me,” Lilah replied without hesitation.

Verity blinked, clearly not expecting her to be this cooperative. She hesitated. “You’re actually agreeing?”

Lilah’s tone was calm, a little too calm. “Yep. If we’re not getting divorced, then I should probably take care of my ‘issues,’ right?”

This was the same dirty trick Verity had pulled on the original Lilah. Of course, she wasn’t going to back down now.

“Great, Lilah. I’ll get everything set up.”

With a bright smile, V