I expected a turbulent night, but none came.
Robert didn't come home.
When I called to ask where he was, the phone rang until the call disconnected automatically.
I knew this was his way of punishing me.
He had always done this. Whenever I did something he disliked, he gave me the silent treatment.
He knew I had missed my parents' final call before they died and that unanswered phones had haunted me ever since. Yet he deliberately used the same fear to torment me.
Even knowing it was intentional, I couldn't stop the anxiety that surged through me as I stared at the last unanswered call on the screen.
In the past, I would have called Robert over and over. This time, I didn't. Instead, I selected the contact saved as 'Attorney—Mia Grant.'
"Mia, I need your help. My husband is cheatin
