“And here I was, worrying about how hard he’s working on his cases—turns out caring too much is a crime now!”
Back then, I used to think Monty avoided coming to his parents’ place because he wanted to protect me.
But now that I know the truth, I can’t even bring myself to feel anything.
The real reason he stayed away was simple—he didn’t want to be around Sylvie under the pretense of being her brother-in-law.
He didn’t want me to bring up the murder case around his relatives and embarrass her.
Everyone kept praising how well Sylvie was taking care of herself—how anybody couldn’t even tell she was pregnant.
I was left forgotten at the doorway.
As the cold wind swept past, Monty finally showed up, late as always, and pulled me into his arms.
He gently patted my forehead like I was something to cherish.
“Why are you just standing out here? Did Mom and Dad scold you again?”
The moment my mother-in-law saw her son walk in, her tone softened.
“Scold the Raleighs’ little princess? How could I dare? Your wife’s something special. Go on, take her upstairs to rest.”
Right on cue, Sylvie chimed in with a fake show of concern.