He nodded. “Okay.”
For a few weeks, I tried to continue as before, but the project had changed. It had become evidence. A wound. So I called the auction representative and said the Cobra was ready.
Mark didn’t understand.
“You just got it back,” he said.
“I got back the car. I didn’t get back what it used to be.”
Our marriage ended slowly after that. Therapy helped us speak honestly, but honesty did not rebuild trust. Mark admitted he had spent years choosing peace with his mother over respect for his wife. Patricia accepted a reduced charge, probation, restitution, and community service after cooperating with the investigation. I did not attend the hearing.
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