The Envelope That Changed Everything

said around toothpaste. “If this is about the chocolates, they were nice. Unnecessary, but nice.”

“Kendall,” he said, and his voice sounded wrong. Like a string pulled too tight. “The chocolates we sent. Did you eat any?”

I spat into the sink. Wiped my mouth. “No. I dropped the whole box off in Dublin. Brandon and the kids demolished it.”

Silence.

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