“I believed that if you found out while you were weighing London, you’d throw away every opportunity in front of you without ever asking whether it was what either of you wanted.”

“You had no right to make that judgment.”

“No. I didn’t.”

“What did you do after she left the house?”

Her fingers went to the ring on her right hand.

This time she caught herself and placed both hands flat on the arms of the chair.

“I told Kelsey you’d taken the London position permanently.”

Kelsey looked at her hands.