“I know your limits. You’ve spent the past two years overseas in recovery, earning nothing. Emily is this family’s lifeline! She hasn’t even demanded divorce, so why are you stirring trouble? Get back to her and live like a husband should!”
“Live like a husband?” My voice rose sharply, my body trembling with anger.
“She’s been cuddling other men, staying out all night. And you expect me to look the other way? You think I can live like that?”
“So what if you turn a blind eye? A man should know when to bend and when to stretch!” Richard’s face flushed red.
“If it weren’t for Emily these past two years, Kevin and I would’ve starved!”
“Helping you?” My eyes locked on his, and a thought struck me.
“My annual dividends from her company amount to at least two million. She didn’t give you any of that?”
Richard’s eyes flickered, but his voice hardened even more:
“I saved it for your brother! He’s in debt from his start-up and not married yet—of course we need to put money aside!”
“In debt from a start-up?” I snapped my gaze to Kevin. He’d once racked up debt from gambling.
“Tell me the truth—are you gambling again?”
Kevin’s face turned crimson, spreading down his neck. He waved his hands frantically: