I Let Them Finish Eating Before I Took Everything Back

“Olivia.”

But I wasn’t looking at him.

Eleanor smiled the way women like her smile when they think they’ve finally forced another woman to react.

“If you had given my son a boy, none of this would be necessary.”

I nodded once.

Then I reached for my water glass and took a sip because my mouth had gone dry. Not from fear. Anger does that too.

Across the table,continue reading …