Chapter 0019

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Ethan said something that got me thinking. Everything else he said made sense and I regretted it. But I didn’t get why he would say I didn’t take care of my wife’s grandmother. I might have refused to see her because of how ashamed I was of facing her after sending Olivia to jail. But did send money to her card every month.

She should have been taken care of even with Olivia in jail, never sent Olivia to jail so I could punish her grandmother. “Ethan, you know me man, do you think I didn’t take care of her grandmother? I sent her money every month for the past two years. I might not have gone to see her, but I did make sure that she had money to live a comfortable life.”

“You sent her money, then why was she buried in an unmarked grave?”

“I don’t know Ethan, the person who buried her might not have known that she had money in the bank.” To be fair, she might not have known herself that she had that kind of money in the bank. Olivia’s grandmother was an old person, and she didn’t have apps to check on balances.

Am sure she only used what she got from her pension and didn’t know that there was more. “When did you find out that she died?” That I was ashamed of, I found out a month after she died, and I didn’t bother to go check her

grave.

“That is not important.‘

and am sure you do too. Please leave.” I knew he was annoyed when he chased me out. At least I felt better after talking to him and looking at things in

happened to my wife while she was in prison. But someone blocked it, it’s like nothing happened

out anything he wanted. It didn’t matter how well and secured

“What is it that you want to know exactly, that she wasn’t happy in prison or maybe that she didn’t come out looking like a

I have never seen anyone come out looking the way my wife looked. Something must have happened or was I trying to find something on the prison to justify sending her to jail or to make myself feel better about what I did.

her different than what she is now is delusional.” I walked out feeling like the world had turned upside down. Everything was wrong. My wife wanted nothing to do with me, my best friend is angry with me for

not about to make them hate her for this. I would rather suffer than let

other and talk.

now?” I asked Given to keep an eye on her, I needed to know she was safe. “She is at her grandmother’s house.” I nodded getting into the car. “Take me there.” I just wanted to make sure

get back on her feet, take her to the doctor to check

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me. “Stop right here.” We stopped at a distance, but I could see the house

what happened to her. most importantly, I wanted to be close to her, be in the same room or space with her, even if it’s just

knock on the window, I was looking at the house I didn’t see that she was coming behind us. She was holding a shopping bag; she must have gone out to the store before we arrived. Given opened the window.

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