He lowered his voice.
“You look like you belong with the catering staff.”
The words hit her like a slap.
It was not the first time he had made her feel small.
When they met, Emily had been working at a nonprofit health clinic in Oak Cliff, filing paperwork and helping patients who had nowhere else to go. Daniel had arrived for a public donation event, charming, polished, and attentive. Back then, he told her he admired her honesty. He said wealthy women exhausted him and that he loved her simplicity.
She believed him.
But after the wedding, his admiration turned into correction.
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“Speak less at dinner.”
“Don’t bring up your childhood.”
“That accent makes people uncomfortable.”
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