English Trifle
“Even though she’d known Mrs. Land was hiding something, to have her admit it was a huge validation. It was all she could do not to shake more answers out of the woman. She was so close but knew that pushing would only force the woman’s defenses back up. In an instant she reviewed what Mrs. Land had said. Rupert. Was he a husband? A boyfriend? Was Mrs. Land protecting him somehow?
“Is that why you went along with this?” Sadie asked. “For Rupert?”
Mrs. Land’s eyes filled with tears. “I had to do ...it for my boy.”
Her boy, Sadie repeated. Her son. “I know,” she said with a sympathetic nod. “We’ll do anything for our children, won’t we?”
“There’s just so much I can’t do for him,” Mrs. Land explained. “It’s not easy, raising a boy without a man around—but they promised me he’d be okay if I just did my part—that they’d get him a good lawyer. But you can’t imagine how hard it’s been. I’m not a liar, Mrs. Hoffmiller. It’s been tearing me up something awful.MoreLess
“Is that why you went along with this?” Sadie asked. “For Rupert?”
Mrs. Land’s eyes filled with tears. “I had to do ...it for my boy.”
Her boy, Sadie repeated. Her son. “I know,” she said with a sympathetic nod. “We’ll do anything for our children, won’t we?”
“There’s just so much I can’t do for him,” Mrs. Land explained. “It’s not easy, raising a boy without a man around—but they promised me he’d be okay if I just did my part—that they’d get him a good lawyer. But you can’t imagine how hard it’s been. I’m not a liar, Mrs. Hoffmiller. It’s been tearing me up something awful.MoreLess
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