Richard did not reach for another folder but just kept looking at them both and let the quiet stretch for a moment and his expression had shifted into something that was not quite an apology and not quite an explanation but had combination of both in it.He finally cleared his throat, "I am looking for the best way to break this."Both Claire and Jeff stared at each other and then back at Richard, Jeff leaned back in his chair slowly and crossed his arms, something in Richard's tone had already told him that whatever was coming next was going to require him to be calm.Claire was watching Richard's face and her hands were joined together tensely on the table in front of her."Jeff." Richard said. "Your marriage to Irene is not valid."Jeff did not move at all and he stared at Richard as if he had gone crazy."What do you mean by that? Is this some kind of joke?" His voice came out very low and very careful."Howard could not stop you from going after Irene." Richard said and there was
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