I know I behaved terribly, but I was under immense pressure because my mother’s business was failing.”

“Why didn’t you talk to me instead of taking my money?” I asked.

He looked down.

“Because I knew you’d say no.”

The truth was out in the open.

“You knew I’d say no, so you tried to take away my choice,” I said.

“I never wanted to hurt you,” he claimed.

“I lost control that night.”