Weak.
Breathless.
Still unmistakably Richard.
“Adrian, if you are hearing this, then arrogance remains the most reliable trait in our family.”
Adrian went completely still.
I almost laughed through my tears.
Richard continued.
“You probably believed Anna married me for money.”
A pause.
“You believed that because money is the only reason you have ever understood.”
Adrian’s jaw clenched.
“You will also be tempted to say the sins belonged to your father, not you.
I once used the same excuse.”
Richard coughed.
