I Came Home Early and Found My Pregnant Wife on the Floor—Then I Saw the Notes She Had Been Keeping About My Mother

“I will help Mom in ways that do not require access to you.”

She nodded.

“That’s what I needed to hear.”

PART 19 — NORA APOLOGIZES BADLY

Four months later, Nora sent a letter.

It began:

I’m sorry Evelyn misunderstood my intentions.

I stopped reading.

Evelyn laughed when she saw my face.

“What?”