I swallowed the fury rising in my throat, stood, and turned toward the door. Behind me, Noreen pulled off the shoe she'd used to crush my hand and flung it at my back.
"Stepped on garbage with it. Don't want it anymore."
The heel struck between my shoulder blades, and the pain drilled straight through to my ribs.
I lowered my head, one hand resting lightly on my stomach. Just get out first. Everything else could wait.
"Hold on." Noreen's voice stopped me again. "There's one more thing you need to leave behind."
I turned. Every ounce of restraint I had left went into keeping my voice level. "What thing?"
She pointed at my belly. "A friend of mine at the hospital told me you're pregnant. That's Dale's."
"To make sure you don't use the baby as leverage to fight for assets later, I brought these." She held up a small packet. "Abortion pills. You're going to take them. Right now."
"Renata, this is really for everyone's benefit. Just drink it." Zoey's voice was soft, coaxing, as if she were offering me tea.
She took the pills from Noreen and walked over to me. "I've already arranged a private doctor. It's just a termination. It won't do you any harm."