“You had no right.”
I laughed.
“You really love that sentence.”
He stood.
“You’re destroying my company.”
“No.”
I looked him directly in the eyes.
“I’m discovering what you already destroyed.”
He clenched his jaw.
“I can explain.”
“Then explain.”
He opened his mouth.
Nothing came out.
I waited.
Still nothing.
“That’s what I thought.”
He turned toward the door.
Then stopped.
“Norah is pregnant.”
I stared at him.
“And?”
“You can’t punish my child.”
“I’m not.”
“You’re taking everything from us.”
“No.”
I shook my head.
“I’m taking back what belongs to me.”
He stared at me.
Then his voice dropped.
“Please.”
I had never heard Ryan say that word to me.
Not once.
I looked at him.
“Go home, Ryan.”
He gave a bitter laugh.
“I don’t have one.”
I smiled faintly.
“Now you understand.”
Three days later, Norah called me.
