Chapter 22

Maureen was enjoying her beverage of choice while savoring the peace and quiet of the park in which she was seated. In spite of the fact that the sun was shining and the atmosphere was calm, she couldn’t help but clench her teeth because of Maxine. She was verbally and mentally abusing herself in every way she could think of. “If it weren’t for that whore, Stanley would still love me,” she said, referring to Stanley’s ex-girlfriend.

At first, Maureen believed that there was a significant possibility that she would be able to win back her ex-husband because of Heather. She was confident that in the event that Heather expressed a desire to reunite with her biological mother, Stanley would have no other option but to separate from Maxine. If he had to choose between his daughter and her, he would go with his own daughter every time. On the other hand, nothing worked out the way she had planned. She was kicked out, so she cursed, “They deserve to go to hell!” (They deserved to be