My Daughter Begged Me Not to Get Off the Bus—Minutes Later, My Boyfriend Sent a Photo of My Deed Beside a Contract I Had Never Signed

I did not want to call Ethan and give him a situation I could not explain without admitting how badly I might have misjudged someone.

But I called.

He listened.

He asked where we were and whether Derek knew.

“I don’t know.”

“Stay with the staff.

I’m coming.”

He arrived in less than an hour.