
I turned to her. “Do not say my name like you still have a right to it.”
She fell silent.
Evan tried again. “It just happened.”
I laughed in his face.
“No. Rain just happens. Traffic just happens. A six-month affair with hotel bookings takes planning.”
He ran his hands through his hair. “I was going to end it.”
“When? Before or after I gave her my kidney?”
He flinched.
Good.
Clara sobbed. “I hate myself.”
“You should,” I said.
I slid the first envelope to Evan.
“What’s this?” he asked.
“The separation packet. Read it later.”
Fear finally appeared on his face.
Then I handed Clara her packet.
She opened it, confused. “What is this?”
“Everything I gave you when I still believed you were my sister.”
“I’m not asking for your money,” I continued. “I’m making sure you never tell yourself this was just some careless mistake. I carried you—financially, physically, emotionally—and you still did this.”
She broke down completely.
Evan said, “Please, let’s talk privately.”
“There is nothing private left.”
Then he made it worse.
“Think about our daughter.”
I stood so fast my chair crashed to the floor.
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