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“Nice house,” I mumbled.
It truly was, but did I expect anything less? My father had clearly doted on Evelyn, this other woman in his life. Of course, he would shower her with the finer things. My father had given her a large suburban house with a white fence and a lush green lawn. While it wasn’t extravagant enough to scream wealth, it clearly indicated comfort and affluence. More importantly, it spoke volumes about the love he had for her.
“Are you okay?” Evan asked beside me.
He had turned off the car and was leaning slightly against the door, watching me. We were parked across the street, and I could see him clearly as the sunlight bathed the house.
“I’m okay,” I replied, and it was the truth.
Though I felt a pang of anger for my father not providing Kate and me with
