She said you were undermining Brielle and that Preston wouldn’t invest unless we looked united.

I was afraid the business would collapse.

Afraid of another divorce.

Afraid of being alone.”

“You sacrificed me to avoid an argument.”

“Yes,” he whispered.

We sat quietly while a waiter cleared nearby tables.

Finally Dad said he had told the board what he knew about the questionable invoices and had agreed to provide access to his correspondence.