His Love Was My Poison novel · Chapter 28 of 48
Chapter 28: The Army Calls
"Yes," I said. "I had a key."
On the line, Kit stopped breathing.
"Your dad gave me the key, and I sealed everything and signed it."
"I would never do that to you, Kit."
"I am so sorry it feels like I did."
He was quiet for a long time.
"Okay," he said, at last. "I'll ask him."
He sounded like a boy who had been handed an experiment.
"Thank you for telling me the truth," he said, formally, and hung up.
Micah put his arm around me and didn't say anything.
I stood there with the phone against my chest for a while, and the baby turned over.
On Monday morning the board chair called a video meeting.
I took it in the conference room on the second floor, with Micah beside me.
The leadership team sat along the other side of the table, looking supportive in a very grim way.
The chair appeared on the wall screen with her half-moon glasses and her folded hands.
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