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of course.”
    Of course. People might have your best interests at heart…for a cost.
    But I can’t worry about that, especially since the reality is that, despite any commission I’ll have to pay, I stand to collect a pretty penny. Charles and I bought that house when we were first married five years ago, and house prices in our neighborhood have gone up greatly since then. We paid off the mortgage after one of Charles’s large class-action cases settled, which means I should walk away with some sizable cash. Likely a little over three hundred grand after the commission is paid.
    Three hundred thousand dollars! With that kind of money, I can easily invest what’s necessary into my business.
    “Annelise?”
    “I’m sorry.” I know that, as I meet Nick’s eyes, I’m grinning like a fool. “What were you saying?”
    “I’ll let you know what the judge says about expediting your divorce.”
    “Great.”
    “I don’t anticipate any problems.”
    “I can’t thank you enough for all your help, Nick.” Of course, I’ll owe him a pretty penny as well, but now I can afford to pay him! And it’s money well spent.
    “That’s my job.” He closes the folder. “Please, when you get an offer for your house that you want to accept, let me know.”
    “Absolutely.”
    I reach across the table and shake Nick’s hand again.
    When I turn to leave, I’m so high on happiness that I practically float out of the office.

Three
    Lishelle
    I have got The Headache from Hell. I rub my temples and groan as I stare at Linda Tennant, my station manager. She’s sitting on the armchair in my dressing room, while I’m on the folding chair in front of the mirror. The makeup artist recently finished doing my face for the six-o’clock news.
    “I’m just saying,” Linda says, “you need to give me more than this. Some sort of concrete direction.”
    “All I know is that it needs to be a pledge drive.”
    “A nationwide pledge drive,” Linda says, her tone doubtful.
    “Yes,” I respond without hesitation. “I’d really like to coordinate this with our sister stations across the country. That’s what will make this fund-raising effort unique—as well as raise much more money for the Wishes Come True Foundation.”
    “I’m not saying it isn’t a great idea…in theory. But a nationwide fund-raising effort—that’s going to take time. Honestly, by the time we all coordinate schedules, it could be a year before this event takes place.”
    “A year?” I all but gasp. “That’s way too long.”
    “I’m giving you my opinion.”
    “But we need to do this now . Strike while the iron is hot. The embezzlement story has been big news across the country. This is when people will be more likely to give—a lot.”
    “I hear you. And we can definitely try to do something on our end. It’s the coordinating it with our sister stations that’s going to be tough.”
    “We’ll work it out,” I say confidently. How, God only knows. But I want to see this happen. Soon. Before everyone forgets about the tragic turn of events the foundation faced. Now is the time that people will happily dig into their pockets and give. But a year from now? Who knows?
    “I’m open to whatever ideas you have,” Linda says.
    “I’ll get you something.” If it means I have to start making calls to all of our sister stations across the country, then I’ll do that.
    When Linda leaves my dressing room, I stare at my reflection in the mirror. I don’t like what I see. Even with makeup, the dark circles under my eyes are noticeable. I haven’t admitted this to any of my friends, but I haven’t been sleeping well since Glenn screwed me over. And I’ve been far more stressed than I thought I would be.
    I was able to exact some delicious revenge on my ex-boyfriend, but I realized after that, that the greatest reward would be doing something to benefit all those kids. My friends Claudia and Annelise agreed. Which is why I’m hell-bent on seeing