Leo. Suddenly, every strange action Simon had taken over the past few months looked entirely different to me.
“That is why he couldn’t walk away from him,” I realized out loud.
Mrs. Callahan nodded her head slowly in complete agreement.
That night, Nora returned to my home to check on me. I opened the door and let her walk inside without hesitation.
“Why didn’t he just tell me the truth?” I asked her quietly as we sat down.
Nora looked down at my heavily pregnant stomach with a sad smile. “Do you really need me to answer that for you, Gemma?”
“Yes, I do,” I insisted softly.
“He watched you sell your precious jewelry to pay bills,” Nora pointed out gently.
“I chose to do that for him,” I reminded her instantly.
“You took out a heavy loan against your house,” Nora added softly.
“I chose that too,” I argued quietly.
