In the elevator, Annie stood by herself, her head down as she contemplated the best way to ask the questions she had. For the time being, she thought it best if she didn't say anything at all.

At the lobby, she said, "If we take a cab, it shouldn't be that long, right? The courthouse should just be a few papers to fill out and then we can get to the airport. It's not far and that's still an hour, right?"

And an annulment would keep his fortune intact.