Leonie gives Avery an appraising gaze.
"Evan's grandfather gave him four years. He agreed that if you didn't get pregnant at that time he'd insist on a divorce. He failed to anticipate Evan's self-control—he never thought his grandson would refuse to touch you, much less to look at you. He decided to hold Diana until you got pregnant."
"What if I don't get pregnant?" Avery asks.
Leonie looks at Avery. Avery looks as if she's just been hit by a truck, and Leonie can't help but delight in her suffering. She hopes to bring Avery down once and for all.
"Then he won't release my sister," Leonie says, "But he'll find a new Mrs. Howel for Evan anyway."
Leonie fiddles with her hair.
"Now you know why Evan wants to get your pregnant," she says, "Do you think he really loves you or wants you to have his children? No. He's only doing it to save Diana."
