Chapter 196 Pay Skylar a Visit

Elaine, still half-asleep, sensed something nearing her, that oppressive feeling of its approach making it hard for her to breathe. She groggily turned her head to the car window and shrank back, trying to pull the blanket tighter around herself. She lifted her hand to grab the blanket, but what she caught was a coat sleeve instead. She only then faintly sensed that she wasn't in her bed, that nothing was covering her, and that she wasn't lying flat like she should be. That sudden realization struck her like a free fall in a dream. She instantly shot awake, sitting straight up. Having learned that the divorce was officially finalized, Elaine had been feeling a sense of dread simmering just beneath the surface. She was constantly worried that Skylar would suddenly show up again, just like he had in the past. She feared that she might, with one moment of carelessness, fall back into his grasp. That strange sensation caused her body to stiffen. She sat up so abruptly that when she ope