That was worth knowing.

It hardened the last soft place in me.

You can grieve the loss of a marriage.

It is much harder to grieve the loss of a family that, it turns out, was only ever a boardroom that served broth.

Chapter 6 — The Empty House

Priya reached the hospital lobby by noon in a dark SUV and took my bags without a single question.

We drove out to the coastal estate on St.