Chapter 23 Picking a Fight on Purpose

"Understand what?" he asked, puzzled.

Harper pressed her lips and asked directly, "Where were you tonight? Didn't you say you would come home early? We were supposed to visit Grandpa."

"I had something come up last minute, and I already told Mom."

"Did you tell me?"

The man's brow furrowed tighter, sensing more and more that Harper had changed.

Her words were sharp and confrontational.

This wasn't the gentle woman he knew, and it jarred him.

"If you're upset because I didn't tell you, it was my fault. It won't happen again, okay?"

Harper fell silent.

solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice, "If

have problems, but how long

you mean lie to

felt completely helpless, wondering why Benjamin wouldn't admit

hide things from me. We are getting divorced anyway. I wish you could just be honest with me. Even if you were going to pick out a wedding dress

and wife, and yet they didn't even have a single

couldn't find any other signs of them being

ached terribly as

the year she had been by his side, and for the end of

regret loving him, but loving him felt like a cruel twist

to see the tears welling up in her eyes. She refused to

shock as he said, "What wedding dress? Harper, what are

you just

to something I didn't do? Harper, this isn't

tie, his hands on his hips,

sense of

contained his emotions anymore. "Are you making

were picking out a wedding dress, Benjamin. If you're worried I'll expose

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