was emotional because of pregnancy.
Claire worried irrationally about money.
Claire struggled with stress.
Claire was becoming possessive about the children.
Claire might become unstable if Ryan ever left.
Individually, those comments sounded like concern from an exhausted husband.
Together, they formed a story designed to make almost any reaction from me look irrational.
And now he had witnesses.
His mother.
His brother.
His mistress.
Our children.
He expected me to explode and prove him right.
Instead, I looked at Vanessa.
“That is an interesting decision.”
Her smile weakened.
Ryan
