Ryan Lucas McMillan Jr.
My eyes darted to the private investigator. "I'll be in touch, Mr. Clairmont," I said, guiding him to the door. "Thank you for coming in today."
The old man nodded and shook my hand. In a minute, he was out of my office. At the same time that the door closed shut, something clicked inside me. I turned around to face Emily, my jaws clenching. "I think I misheard you, Emily." My voice came out trembling. "What did you just say?"
"Cody is my ex, Rye," said Emily, her voice barely above a whisper. "I should have told you, but I didn't know how to."
"What?" I asked, my heart trembling in my chest. "And you're just telling me this now?"
A tear rolled down her cheek and I had to force myself to breathe. "I'm sorry," she said. "I didn't even want to tell you now, but I
