“These things don’t just happen,” he said. “You don’t wake up one day, and decide to...”
“No,” she said. “I didn’t go looking for him or for this. But I have my reasons for doing it.”
Explaining how she’d ended up here and why she persisted in living the way she did, wouldn’t adjust his opinion. She didn’t need his judgement and the longer she sat here shooting the breeze, the more likely it was that someone would notice she was missing. The last thing she wanted was for Howie to hear she’d disappeared. Although his first thought would be concern for her, he’d also be scared because he’d feel alone.
“Why?” he said. “Did you need money? No, that can’t be it. I signed everything over to you, the business, the property, the cars, the investments, everything is yours.”
She shook her head.
