A woman beside him stared at me.
Maya sighed. “You don’t know what it does to a mother to be kept from her babies.”
I set down my water glass.
“He kept the girls isolated.”
Penelope appeared beside me. “Dad.”
Mia’s eyes were wet. “Please tell me you heard that.”
oday.”
“I heard.”
Lucille’s voice was low. “Say the word.”
Piper whispered, “Not here. Please.”
Shannon just stared at Maya.
I took one step forward.
“Please tell me you heard that.”
Adele touched my arm.
“Not yet, Dad.”
“She’s lying about all of us.”
“I know.”
“Then why wait?”
Adele looked toward the white box near the gift table.
“Because this time, we’re not answering a lie with anger. We’re answering it with proof.”
