“And what was the order?” Parker asks, a little afraid of the answer.
Mr. Mortimer exhales, this is the hardest part. “Theresa did something really bad. Something that I can’t forgive. You see, your mom and I always look like we are a perfect married couple, but we’re not. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not angry at your mom because my parents chose her for me, that part I could try to live with. I could even try to love her. And I did, I did love her. I also respect her, she’s my wife, the mother of my children for God’s sake. Our marriage had been reasonably successful until I found out, four years ago. I confronted her about it and she denied it, although I was having problems believing her.”
Now Parker and Emma look at each other, too scared to ask what Mr. Mortimer found out just four
