Five-year-olds discover that saying something hurts gets attention.”

Chloe looked smaller with every sentence.

I watched her throughout dinner.

Not obviously.

Years of interviewing people had taught me how much you could learn while pretending to look somewhere else.

When Michael raised his voice while talking about business, Chloe flinched.

When Victoria left the table, Chloe tracked her movement until she returned.

When Michael rested one hand on his daughter’s shoulder, Chloe seemed to shrink downward.