Callum stared at the floor.
“Answer me.”
“I said we’d become more like two people raising a child together.”
“Did you tell her I knew that?”
He remained silent.
“Does Elena believe our marriage ended before the two of you became involved?”
He looked toward the window.
And suddenly, I understood.
“You told her you were leaving me.”
“I said our situation was complicated.”
“No, Callum. You gave her one version of the truth and gave me an entirely different one.”
He rubbed his forehead.
“I was trying to make sure nobody got hurt.”
“Then explain why I was the last person to discover that my marriage was supposedly over.”
He had nothing to say.
“And that’s exactly why I’m refusing your proposal. You haven’t been truthful with either woman.”
Callum pushed his chair back.
“I need to get outside for a while.”
“Then go. But we’re not pretending this conversation never happened.”
He grabbed his travel bag and left.
***
The following evening, Kieran was building a tower on the living room floor when my phone buzzed.
The message came from a number I didn’t recognize.
“I think Callum told us completely different stories. You don’t have to answer me.”
I stared at the screen.
