protecting the family was the same as protecting yourself.”
I had spent most of my marriage believing that loyalty meant carrying burdens without asking whether they were mine.
Victor had seemingly understood that belief before I did.
“Why did he wait until now?”
“He did not expect you to need it while he was alive.”
“And after he died?”
“He expected you to need time.”
“Time for what?”
“To determine whether you had married into a difficult family or a dishonest one.”
“Eleanor, did Victor know Ruth and Frank were
