“Shut up, Percy.”
The words snapped out before he could catch them.
“You. You did this.”
Her face went blank, then tight.
I saw something small and sharp flicker behind her eyes.
She looked down at the screenshots still clutched in Jordan’s hands.
Then she took the note from his hands and read it aloud.
“Since Percy is your real family now,” she whispered, “we thought you’d want these memories back.”
The yard went silent except for the filter humming in the pool.
She took the note from his hands and read it aloud.
She stared at it for several long seconds before looking back at him.
“You told me your ex poisoned the kids against you.”
Jordan opened his mouth.
Nothing came out.
Percy slowly shook her head.
She glanced around at the dozens of people watching.
Percy slowly shook her head.
“I don’t want to be the woman standing beside a father who ignores his own children.”
She slipped the bracelet he’d bought her off her wrist and placed it on the abandoned gift box.
“We’re done.”
