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He knotted his hands together. “Yes.”
“She loved both of you.”
“Yes,” he hissed.
“Did that strain your relationship?”
“What do you think?”
“Was Alex abusive to her? Mentally or physically?”
“No.”
“To the children?”
“Not that I know of.”
“Except the one time with Christopher.”
“I wouldn’t call that abusive.”
“Don’t say that on the stand.”
“I won’t lie.”
“Omission isn’t a lie,” I said. “I have to establish that you’re a good guy. You fell for your friend’s wife, but you loved her and the kids.”
He stood so fast the chair flipped over. Abraham leaned within an inch of my face. “No.”
“I’m not going to make you look like a criminal.”
“Don’t bring Shel into this.”
“You don’t think the prosecution will?”
“I told you about our relationship in confidence.”
“It’s part of the story. That can shift the motive to someone other than you.”
“I’ll rot in here before I make her look bad.”
I stood. “That may very well be exactly what you end up doing.”
Chapter Forty-Eight
Marlow
“Can I have your desk?”
I spoke low, my eyes darting out of the office to make sure Holt wasn’t around.
“Yeah. Where are you thinking of putting it? I hope not upstairs in your house. It’s heavy. Even for the boys.”
I rapped my knuckles on the metal desk. “Here.”
Dad’s eyes lit. “I take it this is a surprise.” He spoke in a hushed voice.
“I want it to stay that way.”
