Chapter 4My Sister

David said he’d be right back, but a quick glance at Rosalie’s Instagram stories showed the two of them at a bar.

Rosalie was dancing wildly.

David was right there by her side, never straying.

A deep exhaustion washed over me.

I muted Rosalie’s account.

Just then, Leo shuffled into the room, clutching his new toy, his eyes heavy with sleep. “Mommy, aren’t you sleeping with me tonight?”

“No, sweetheart. Mommy is going to sleep in the guest room.”

I looked at my reflection in the vanity mirror. At the faint handprint on my cheek that even makeup couldn’t completely hide.

Sadie had been heartbroken when she saw it.

But I hadn’t heard a single sincere apology from my husband or my son.

They were acting as if nothing had happened.

Leo’s lip jutted out. “Mommy, if you don’t sleep with me, then I’m not letting you take me to school tomorrow! And I won’t eat your food either!”

Leo had night blindness; he’d been afraid of the dark since he was a baby.

I met his angry gaze in the mirror. “Leo, if you’re so afraid of the dark, why don’t you ask your father to stay with you?”

“Daddy has to work. You don’t do anything all day but spend Daddy’s money. Isn’t it your job to put me to sleep?”

“So, if I stop spending Daddy’s money, does that mean I don’t have to put you to sleep anymore?”

Leo let out a cold sneer, his tone a perfect imitation of his father’s. “Don’t be ridiculous, Mom. You’re not smart and successful like Auntie Rosalie. If you didn’t spend Dad’s money, where would you get any? From Grandpa? But even Grandpa says you’re the most useless person in the family!”