Nathan
I watched in horror as Olivia’s face contorted in confusion, her voice wavering.
“What do you mean, Colin?” she asked.
I could feel the tension in the room thicken. I knew my father well, and this was one of his manipulative games. I should have known that it would come to this. Without my mother here to scold him, he was a loose cannon.
And it seemed as though Jenifer wasn’t putting in any effort to control him, either. If anything, I suspected that she was egging him on, although for what reason I couldn’t be sure.
“When I picked you up the other night,” he began, looking at Olivia with a smirk, “you had dirt under your nails, that mysterious box in hand, and you mentioned Jenifer. I’m just curious.”
“I-I didn’t mean anything by it,” Olivia stammered, loo
