admitted that he understood everything.
He knew Susan paid the electric bill.
He knew she covered the property taxes.
He knew she handled the homeowners insurance, major repairs, HVAC maintenance, and the remaining balance on a renovation loan she had taken out before their marriage.
Most importantly, he knew something Margaret apparently did not.
The house was not Richard’s.
Susan ended the call.
She switched the cooling back on, carried her laptop downstairs, and completed her meeting from the dining room while Margaret loudly unloaded dishes in the kitchen.
Susan
