Chapter 218

I was completely stumped, no idea how to keep the convo going. When a woman falls hard, it's not like she doesn’t realize she's being stupid—she just chooses to be. I held her hand tight, silently letting her know I was here for her, no matter what she decided. Even if it was totally irrational. Summer stayed quiet for a while before finally finding the courage to open up. "At the wedding, with all that drama Lynn pulled... I was honestly kind of pissed at you. After that, you were all caught up in your own mess with your son, barely said a word to me. I just didn’t have the energy to bring up my own problems." "Right after the wedding, sure, I was heartbroken Sean had cheated, but he seemed guilty—kept making it up to me however he could. I figured, whatever, we were already married. And he said he cut things off with Lynn. So I thought, fine, I’ll let it go, pretend nothing happened." "But it didn’t last. Not long after, he started treating me like crap, cold, impatient, like everyth