I ARRIVED AT MY BEACH HOUSE EXPECTING PEACE-YILUX

daughter-in-law invited her entire family to stay there,” I said. “And she told me there was no room for me.”

Another silence.

This one heavier.

“Do you want them removed?” he asked.

There it was.

The question.

The moment.

Because what he was really asking wasn’t legal.

It was personal.

Do you want to make this official?

Do you want to draw a line your son can’t continue reading …