Two Minutes Dead, One-Eyed Barnaby Alive: When Family Love Becomes a Bill

again.

“You’re ruining everything,” she said. “You’re humiliating me.”

I nodded slowly.

“I’m sorry you feel humiliated,” I said. “But I’m not sorry I stopped letting love be a transaction.”

Chloe’s voice rose.

“You posted that,” she accused. “You made me the villain.”

“I didn’t post anything,” I said. “You did.”

Chloe’s eyes widened.

Her mouth opened.

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