“Why would you do that to me?” I asked softly.

He offered a tired, humorless laugh.

“Because I foolishly wanted to be the strong man who could fix everything for everyone.”

“Hiding secrets and draining accounts is not fixing everything, Gavin.”

“I realize that now,” he whispered.

“No, Gavin.

You only realize it now because you got caught.”

He absorbed my harsh words in complete silence, without fighting back.