Also at fault is the ridiculous complexity of this stunt he’s pulling. The paternity clause Stefan insisted on is unnecessarily detailed. Like, it’s beyond ridiculous. DNA verification requirements, chain of custody protocols for samples, multiple testing facilities, yada yada, so on and so forth.
You’d think I was planning to clone him.
There’s an idea. If there were two of him, you could have one in front and one in—
I swat the voice in my head far, far away.
My living room is too quiet. It’s impossible to focus in here. The soft ticking of my grandmother’s antique clock on the mantle only emphasizes how empty and lifeless it is.
I should have stayed at the office, but being there after hours always makes me feel like I’m turning into my mother. Seeing as how that’s a fate worse th
