You keep talking about leaving because you think Elena will eventually realize you are a failure.
Stop using my mistake as evidence for your worst opinion of yourself.
Tell her what happened.
I nearly laughed.
Marco Duca, the man who had blamed David for his own failure, had apparently understood David’s shame before either of them learned how to handle it.
My attorney waited.
“What do you think?”
“I think they were both idiots.”
David’s attorney smiled despite himself.
“Legally precise.”
“I think Marco owed David correction.”
“Yes.”
“I think David still chose to leave me.”
“Yes.”
“I think getting fired unfairly explains why he was scared.”
“Yes.”
“It doesn’t explain ten months of silence.”
“No.”
Good.
The truth stayed proportioned.
That mattered.
“Why
