My Husband Told Me To Take The Bus After Birth, Then His Whole Empire Vanished Before Dessert

safe thing he saw.

At 2:14 a.m., my father called.

His voice was quiet.

“Claire.”

“Dad.”

“Martin updated me.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.”

He was silent for a moment. Then he said, “Your mother warned me you inherited her patience. I forgot patience can be dangerous.”

I almost smiled.

“She would have hated him.”

“She did hate him,” my father said.

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