“By who?”
Elena hesitated.
Her former husband waited.Get Marriage Tips
“Who told you?”
Nobody answered.
Chloe looked at Julian.
He seemed genuinely confused.
“I was told you refused to let her see them.”
Chloe’s father exhaled slowly.
“I never stopped her.”
He looked at Elena.
“Not once.”
“You made me feel unwelcome.”
“I was angry.”
His voice stayed calm.
“You left six children.”
One of Chloe’s sisters began crying.
“You left Maya in diapers.”
Elena looked at her.
“I was unhappy.”
Their father nodded.
“You had the right to leave me.”
The room went still.
“You did not lose the right to leave the marriage.”
He paused.
“But leaving me and leaving them were two different decisions.”
Elena’s face crumpled.
“I didn’t know how to come back.”
“You could have knocked.”
He said it so quietly that somehow it hurt more.
“Our door was in the same place for eleven years.”
