Chapter 64 - Grace Stewart

Grace POV

“Mom, why am I here?” I ask her as we enter the living room. My mom is wearing all black as if she has just been to a funeral and the way she is talking is freaking me right off.

“Your father is coming here to sign the divorce papers today, and I needed you to be by my side,” she finally says as she pours herself a glass of vodka from the drinks cart. I watch as my mother empties the glass and then takes a deep breath.

This is really happening. My Dad fucked up so royally that they are getting divorced. “Have you confronted him?” I ask, and my mother’s eyes meet mine as she shakes her head. “Why Mom?” I ask, trying to understand why she wouldn’t ask him about what he is doing.

“We were married for many years, Grace. He gave me you, this life,” Mom says and I shake my head, interrupting her.

“No, Mom, you can’t do that to yourself. He didn’t give you this life, you worked hard with him to build this life, you built a name for yourself, you raised me, it wasn’t all him,” I