Chapter 3 - Grant Planned The Dinner Conversation
Grant called twenty minutes later.
“Rachel, we need to talk.”
“No. You need to explain.”
I asked why Melissa knew about divorce before I did.
He admitted he had been considering it for weeks.
Melissa encouraged him.
Diane knew he was unhappy.
The dinner had not been an impulsive conversation.
It was an announcement disguised as a discussion.
“What exactly did you expect me to do?”
Grant hesitated.
“Talk it through.”
“Meaning refuse?”
Another pause.
That was exactly what he expected.
He thought I would panic.
Cry.
Promise to change.
Agree to separate finances while continuing to cover his family.
The divorce threat was leverage.
Then I had said okay.
The ultrasound changed the stakes.
Grant insisted he did not know I was pregnant.
I believed him.
His shock had been real.
But ignorance did not make the dinner less calculated.
I told him my attorney would contact his.
He said:
“You already hired a lawyer?”
“I made one call.”
“You’re moving fast.”
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“So were you.”
He had no answer.
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