Chapter 25
Jade wasn’t sure if she were talking about him or his father. But it didn’t matter. Nor was he more than temporarily annoyed to hear her mention his name in the same breath as Señor’s. Whatever elation he had momentarily felt at the news that Belle had confessed she made the whole thing up had been replaced by a kind of laser-like fury and blue-white hatred that he had not felt since 9/11. Hate and rage now filled his days, as they filled the house. And, to his surprise, he found them excellent company. For one thing, they focused his energies in ways he never could before. He stopped talking to Señor altogether. Instead, he would send Miguel with strict instructions to relay any orders and ignore the bullshit.
Next, he hired a contractor and a part-time housekeeper to fix up
