r. Warren delivered a generic eulogy with
tives had offered their condolences and left,
sole table, crept closer to the closed door
ith the estate paperwork and all these funeral bills." A pause.
everything. He was
, nearly colliding with her. A flash of alarm
as that someone from work? I was just thinking... the funeral must have cost a lot. I was won
ectly, the picture of a duti
placed by his usual condescension.
the words dripping with patronizing dismissal. "Things are tight. Mom's medi
wrist was worth ten times that. Cold, s
houlders slump. "Oh. That's... not
o see. It fed his ego, reaffirmed his control. He place
I'm the man of the house, are
self, then yawned. "I'm exh
ips of ice. The humiliation of his lies was a physical thing, a bit
was not the time for self-recrimina
e truth by asking.
rint. His laptop was always locked. She needed an opp
ul week, he liked to unwind with a glass or two of exp
form, sharp and
ed the liquor cabinet. She pulled ou
she poured a generous amount into a c
e said, her voice soft. "I thou
kly supplied an explanation: she was trying to get back
y." He took a
amber liquid disap
silent countd
uncover every last
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