Chapter 16 - My father tells me his own mistake
Eamon had disliked Dorian from the beginning.
That did not mean he had always helped.
He admitted:
“When he asked for your hand, I told myself it was old-fashioned but harmless.”
I laughed.
“You actually told him yes.”
“I did.”
“I was twenty-six.”
“I know.”
“Why?”
“Because Clarissa was there.”
That surprised me.
“She made me feel like our family was being invited into something bigger.”
Money.
Status.
Connections.
Eamon owned a modest construction company.
Clarissa’s world intimidated him.
He said:
“I thought if I opposed them, I’d make your life harder.”
“Sounds familiar.”
He nodded.
Both men in my life had avoided conflict with Clarissa.
One became her son.
One almost became another accomplice through silence.
Difference:
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My father eventually stopped.
Dorian had not.
