He Read His Mistress’s Love Letter at My Dinner Table. Then I Asked Him to Read the Bank Transfers.

no board members.

There were no carefully arranged witnesses.

I invited the people who had remained after the spectacle ended.

Naomi came with her wife.

Caleb brought his two daughters.

Margaret arrived carrying peonies from her garden.

Mr. Bell opened a bottle of champagne older than our youngest guest.

We ate beneath the terrace lights while the gardens continue reading …