“I helped.”
“With our money.”
“Helena had a rough year.”
“We’ve never asked permission for every dollar.”
That was true. I’d grown up hearing my parents fight over every dollar, so I’d promised myself my marriage would be built on trust.
Apparently, Mark had learned how useful that could be.
“Why didn’t you tell me it was Helena?”
“She was embarrassed.”
I’d grown up hearing my parents fight.
“That explains her silence. Not yours.”
His jaw tightened. “I was protecting her dignity.”
“I’m your wife, Mark. And now Emma’s the only kid missing from Sophie’s birthday, so this wasn’t just a private favor.”
He rubbed his forehead.
“Helena decided I was suddenly some kind of problem.”
“That explains her silence.”
“Why?”
“She stopped wanting my advice. About money, Sophie, school, college.”
“And when she stopped wanting it?”
His mouth tightened.
“Go talk to her then, Nina.”
“I will.”
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