Men always seem to use that word when selfishness needs romantic lighting.
I finally looked at him fully.
And what hurt most wasn’t guilt on his face.
It was relief.
Relieved people don’t think they’re destroying something valuable. They believe they’re escaping something burdensome.
“Savannah understands me,” he continued softly. “She’s uncomplicated, Claire. Genuine. She doesn’t care about money or status. She just sees me for who I really am.”
I took a slow sip of coffee while translating his words silently in my head.
“Uncomplicated” meant she had never questioned his spending.
“Genuine” meant she still believed the polished version of him designed for strangers.
And “doesn’t care about money” almost certainly meant she had no idea whose money he’d been spending.
