“Ethan, please don’t make this difficult.”
He placed the photograph on the table.
“Did you tell Lauren her mother shouldn’t attend?”
Margaret looked offended.
“I told her she didn’t need to create an uncomfortable situation.”
“For whom?”
“Everyone.”
“That doesn’t answer my question.”
Margaret sighed.
“Marilyn comes from a modest background.
She seems perfectly pleasant, but people make assumptions.”
Ethan stared.
“About Lauren?”
“About marriages.”