The nylon string of my apron cut deep into the back of my neck as Tyler, a 6-foot-two senior, yanked me backward in front of a hundred silent freshmen.
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Chapter 24 / 30
Chapter 24 - Caroline Vance
Caroline filed for separation from Richard.
Not because of one cafeteria video.
Because the investigation forced her to confront how their household operated.
Richard made decisions.
Caroline softened consequences.
Tyler learned both parents would eventually protect comfort.
She told Richard:
“I love you. I don’t like who we became as parents.”
They entered counseling separately.
Whether the marriage survived remained uncertain.
Martha heard about it through gossip and disliked hearing it.
She did not want Richard’s family destroyed.
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She wanted them changed.
People confused those goals too often.
