So I said the only thing that mattered to me.
“This ends tonight. Sam does not hear one word of this. Ever. Not from anybody.”
Robert nodded immediately. “Agreed.”
“You don’t get to say his name.”
She froze.
Then she made one last attempt.
“Robert, whatever happened between us, don’t punish David for it. He should still be provided for.”
Robert stared at her for a long moment.
“I was never going to punish David,” he said. “I was going to provide for my family. You turned that into a blood test.”
Then he added,
“The will is being rewritten. Into a trust. You will control none of it.”
Her head snapped up. “You can’t be serious.”
“I have never been more serious.”
She turned to Dave. “Say something.”
Dave looked at her—exhausted, shattered.
“You didn’t just lie to him,” he said. “You made my wife and son pay for it.”
Then he turned to me. “Let’s go.”
We left.
