Then I reminded myself that my job was not to manage his feelings.

It was to make careful decisions for the children whose names were written on those bracelets.

PART 12: The Day Before the Wedding

On Friday evening Eva and I attended the charity preview without the children.

The resort overlooked the ocean, its terraces dressed in white roses and glass lanterns.

Staff moved with efficient quietness, preparing for a wedding that newspapers claimed would cost more than a million dollars.

I recognized some investors from my marriage.