“His son visited about a month ago,” she said casually. “Stayed ten minutes. Spent most of the time checking his watch. Then left.”
The nurse continued down the hallway.
I stood frozen.
The same man who had cheated on me, humiliated me, and destroyed our marriage had apparently abandoned his own father as well.
Richard noticed the anger building on my face.
“Don’t get involved, sweetheart.”
I looked at him.
“You still call me sweetheart.”
“You’re not family anymore.”
The words hurt more than I expected.
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