The woman who cried on my shoulder when things became difficult.
Yet this time, she hadn’t called.
Why?
Mr.
Hayes continued.
“She told me that Jason had become increasingly controlling.
She told me that he had begun checking her phone, monitoring her bank accounts, and asking where she went.”
Jason shook his head.
“She was pregnant.
She was emotional.”
I stood.
“Don’t.”
Jason looked at me.
“Don’t you dare use her pregnancy to explain away what you did.”
He glared at me.
“You don’t know anything about our marriage.”
“I know she was terrified.”
“You weren’t there.”
“No.”
I stepped forward.
“But I was her sister.”
Mr.
Hayes raised one hand.
“Emily.”
I looked at him.
He nodded toward the document.
“There is more.”
I sat back down.
He continued.
“Lily suspected that her husband wanted her out of the way before the birth of their son.”
Jason slammed his hand against the pew.
