Lauren laughed bitterly.
“You should have been.”
She unfolded the note.
Her eyes moved across it.
Then stopped.
She looked at Mark.
“You knew about her?”
He didn’t answer.
“For how long?”
“Tania told me when she was pregnant.”
I felt sick.
Lauren looked like someone had struck her.
“So this wasn’t something you discovered recently.”
“No.”
“You knew before she was born.”
“Yes.”
“You knew while I was going through treatments.”
“Yes.”
“You watched me cry every month.”
“Lauren—”Consult Family Lawyer
“You watched me blame my body.”
His face crumpled.
“I hated myself.”
“Apparently not enough to tell me.”
Nobody moved.
My sister quietly began guiding the children inside.
Some guests drifted toward the house.
Others stood frozen.
Lauren looked down at the note again.
“What does she want?”
“Nothing.”
“Stop saying nothing!”
Mark flinched.
Lauren held up the note.
“She says you’ve been promising for years that you’d tell me.”
