I didn’t know exactly what she was going through.
But the scariest thing I ever imagined hadn’t happened yet.
I took her hand.
“You’re coming with me.
Money on the table
“Wait,” Stefan said. “You can’t just walk away.” These people have already paid an advance.
I looked at him.
The thick wads on the table suddenly ceased to be an incomprehensible object.
He didn’t offer me wealth.
He was trying to make money a common problem.
To put them in front of me, make me accept them and then say we all knew.
“I didn’t take that money,” I said.
But with them we can solve everything.
“What everything?”
He swallowed.
I have obligations.
The silence was so thick that I heard Emma taking in the air next to me.
“So it wasn’t for Mom?” she asked.
Stefan turned to her.
I wanted to protect both of you.
My daughter withdrew her hand from mine only to press her against her mouth.
