The Wife He Underestimated

arely unpack Lily' s small suitcase. The familiar surroundings f

k to Austin?" she asked,

e. We' re s

I ignored it. It ra

ck up. We need to talk. Lily mi

ily. Of

ngle, furious repl

oming. Painting himself as the victim,

but it' s not worth dest

Lily. She nee

ing. It wasn't a f

treaming down her face. She saw me cryin

y, Mommy.

to her, built him up as this wonderful, loving father. What a lie that had become. I' d propped up a fal

eading. "Sarah, just come back to the ap

e box, the place where he' d entertained Ashle

oked out befo

packed a few things for Lily and me and checked into a local exte

a semblance of normalcy for L

ied sick. Your father and I are on our way. And M

d heard his side. The "mistake in judgment," the

and disapproval. My mother, Carol Davidson, pulled me aside in th

bout Lily' s future. The financial difficulties of being a single mother. You don' t have

gmatic, but they f

epmom," she added, her eyes pleadin