Chapter 14
Gavin eventually confronted his mother.
I was not there.
Good.
He told me later.
Marjorie said:
“Ferrante took you from us.”
Gavin answered:
“No. You taught me marriage was supposed to bring Ferrante to you.”
There.
The distinction.
He had entered marriage believing love and strategic family benefit could coexist harmlessly.
Maybe they can.
But once benefit becomes expectation, spouse becomes corridor.
Sienna had become the path Cole hoped to walk into stronger relevance.
Then her daughters became proof.
Gavin finally saw it.
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Late.
Still useful.
