#Chapter 80: For The Children’s Sake

I know exactly where Thea is going, so after calling down my parents, I excuse myself and head home. As expected, Thea’s car is already in my driveway. She didn’t even bother to close the front door. After parking my own car, I enter the house. Shouting immediately reaches my ears. “It could still be yours, Garnar!” Thea cries. “We don’t know that it isn’t! I’m so sure it’s yours.” “How many other men have you given that lie to, Thea? Ten? Twenty?” Garnar shouts back. “Only you, I swear!” At the top of the stairs, I see the girls peek around the banister. When they see me looking, they immediately sneak back out of sight, but I’m sure they are still listening. “Don’t have this fight here,” I say, hurrying forward. “Stay out of this, Esther,” Garnar snaps. I glower at him. “Our daughters are listening to every word, Garnar.” That at least stifles him. Thea is on her knees, her arms wrapped around Garnar’s legs. “In the study, damn it,” Garnar says. He reaches down,