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

Another.

February 6

Money missing from household envelope. Later found inside my bedside drawer. Nora asked Julian if I had started taking cash without telling him.

My breathing changed.

I remembered that argument.

I had asked Evelyn why four thousand dollars was hidden in her drawer.

She looked confused.

Then defensive.