Desperate Measures

As soon as Valerie took off for school, Arthur was left hanging. Her harsh words were still bouncing around in his head while he stood there, thrown for a loop.

To a rich girl like Valerie, 20 thousand dollars was nothing more than the price of a designer bag. Having it or not made zero difference to her.

But Arthur was caught in a living hell. His pipe dreams had gone up in smoke. His wife was br