I Married My Father’s Best Friend—On Our Wedding Night, He Opened a Locked Door and Destroyed Everything I Thought I Knew

time ago.”

“Lauren isn’t a long time ago. Lauren is a person.”

His jaw tightened.

“Edith was lonely. I was foolish. Russell made his choice, and he forgave me anyway.”

“Russell raised and loved a child,” I said. “You kept your reputation.”

Dad stood.

“I protected this family.”

“No, you protected your chair at the head of the table.”