He stood.
“Dad, what is this?”
“Sit down.”
“I came here to be honest with you.”
“Then be honest.”
“I am.”
“Did Allison tell you we were selling this house?”
His expression changed completely.
Not guilt.
Confusion.
“Yes.”
“When?”
“A few months ago.”
“And you believed her?”
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“She said you were meeting with someone.”
“Who?”
“An estate attorney.”
“We have an estate attorney. Martin.”
“She said you were using someone else.”
“Why didn’t you ask me?”
Geoffrey had no answer.
That silence hurt.
Finally he said, “Because things between us have been weird.”
“When?”
“Since the restaurant started struggling.”
“I didn’t know it was struggling.”
“I thought you did.”
“How?”
“Allison said Mom knew.”
Patricia sat forward.
“I did not.”
Geoffrey stared at her.
“She said you knew.”
“No.”
“She said you told her not to tell Dad because he would worry.”
