Ian's POV"What did you say?" my wife, Celine Erwin, asked.When I told her I wanted a divorce, she didn't even look up. The ash at the end of her cigarette grew longer, left unflicked."I said, I want a divorce."She frowned, glanced at her watch, and changed the subject. "Betty finishes school in 17 minutes. Don't be late."She was using our eight-year-old daughter, Betty Erwin, to pressure me again. But she didn't know how deeply Betty had wounded me at the family dinner the night before. At dinner, I had been carefully picking scallions out of her food like I always did. Suddenly, she looked up and said, "Dad, you're such a loser."I froze, and my fork slipped from my hand, clattering to the floor.She went on mocking me. "No wonder everyone says you're a total doormat. Even Grandma can't stand you. Honestly, you're nowhere near as fun as the men Mom brings home."Everyone in the Erwin family covered their mouths and snickered.I could only clench my fists, my eyes sting
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