He exhaled. “This has gone too far. The cops came by. The landlord started paperwork. The school put the kids’ enrollment on hold. Tessa’s not doing well.”
“I’m sure she isn’t,” I said evenly.
“I don’t understand why you had to make it all so public,” he said. “You could have just called me.”
I laughed once, sharp. “You mean I could have quietly continue reading …
