The Art Of Love: Origins Of Sinner's Grove - Plot & Excerpts
She’d noticed the law office just up the street from the Art Institute, so it had been easy to explain an extra trip to that part of the city. She sat across the desk from Mr. Nicholson, a middle-aged man with a receding hairline and kind eyes. She huffed. “What do you mean, ‘proven’? Do they have to be caught in the act?”Mr. Nicholson smiled. “Not quite, although that does tend to make for a very tight case.” He leaned back in his chair, which squeaked. “It means a third party has to be named, and the victim, that is, the person being cheated upon, cannot have foreknowledge, or in essence, give consent, to the act.”The room was warm and Lia took a handkerchief out of her reticule to dab her cheeks. Her hands fluttered in her lap and she took a moment to still them.“You do know that anything said between us is confidential,” Mr. Nicholson assured her in a gentle tone.“Is there no other possible way to grant a divorce?” she asked.“I wish there were. Oh, you’ll see the occasional special bill passed through the state legislature, but those are becoming more and more rare as the courts have taken over the task of dissolving marriages.
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