His Ex Never Left the Family, So I Left the Marriage novel · Chapter 13 of 24
Chapter 13: The Ring
Jason opened his mouth.
Nothing came out of it.
The contractor at the counter set down his grout sample very quietly.
"He asks everybody for money," Jason finally said. "He's retired. He's on a fixed income. It's a thing with him."
"He asked me for eight thousand dollars," his father said. "For a roof."
He tapped the folded invoices against his palm.
"I said I'd think about it. Your mother told me not to bother."
"Dad, this isn't the place."
"A man with a tarp on his roof," his father said slowly. "And he had two hundred thousand to hand us the year before."
Jason laughed again.
Nobody laughed with him.
The young couple with the oak samples were edging toward the door.
His father looked at me.
It was the first time in two years he'd looked at me.
"Go home, Heather," he said.
His voice wasn't unkind.
Then he turned to his son.
"My office."
Jason followed him through the back door without looking at me.
The door swung shut behind them.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of His Ex Never Left the Family, So I Left the Marriage are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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