Go Away Chris
I had been raised to take ownership of my mistakes, and if this was mine, then I would see it through properly, whatever that cost me.
It cost more than I expected.
Gemma redecorated the east sitting room without asking, replacing furniture that had belonged to my mother with pieces she preferred. She began monitoring household accounts that weren't hers to monitor. She attended events at my side, something Ayesha had never once been allowed to do, and positioned herself carefully in every photograph, every introduction, every conversation with my associates, referencing the baby constantly, in a tone that felt less like tenderness and more like staking a claim.