The Exit Wife
"Mum called me and said a girl she knew was in trouble. She needed somewhere safe to stay."
"And did you think to mention this to your wife?" My voice rose. "Adrian, did you think I might want to know that you'd agreed to let a woman move into our home?"
"Nothing inappropriate is happening," he said, but the words sounded hollow. "Elena, you're upset because of your parents."
"Don't do that. Don't use my grief against me. This has nothing to do with my parents and everything to do with the fact that you're allowing your mother to orchestrate something disgusting in our marriage."