Madeline:
"He's such a childish man. He should have at least had a word with us," Byron complained as he walked briskly behind us toward the exit, where our car was parked along the road.
I was ahead of them because I did not want to slow down and let them see my face. I was deeply emotional.
When I reached the car, Byron slid into the driver's seat and I took the passenger seat, while Valeria climbed into the back.
She immediately opened the files to study something, or maybe she was just trying to avoid an awkward conversation by pretending to be busy.
"Are you okay?" Byron asked.
I kept my gaze fixed outside the window.
"I do not blame him for being upset, Byron. We have all let him down," I murmured under a slow breath.
"Yeah, but that does not mean he should not acknowledge that we are doing all this for him. He should have at least spoken to Valeria today. Now we will have to wait for another meeting," Byron complained as he drove, casual and seemingly unconcerned about Ron's feelings.
Or maybe he did understand, but he focused on the main goal rather than what was happening on the side for now.
"He was really hurt," I said quietly.
Byron cleared his throat to show he was listening, but I did not continue.
"You can tell me," he urged.
I softly shook my head.
One hand wrapped around my chest while my other elbow rested on it, and I gently pinched my bottom lip between my index finger and thumb.
"Is it about the baby? Is he upset that she did not care for the baby and lost it?" he asked, trying to understand what I was hiding.
I shook my head again.
"Are you not going to tell me?" he pressed.
"I do not think it is my place to say anything," I replied with a heaviness in my voice.
He remained silent for a moment, then suddenly uttered, "Is it about the cheating?"
He said it in such a low tone that for a few seconds, I had to gather his words to understand if I had truly heard him.


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