“Then tell me why he left.”
William glanced at Nora.
“Come inside. We can talk about this like adults.”
“I want an answer.”
His gaze dropped to Nora’s face.
For one brief second, something changed in his expression.
Recognition.
Then it disappeared.
His jaw tightened.
“He knew about the pregnancy. He chose to leave.”
His voice became perfectly calm.
“That is the answer you drove all this way for. Take your daughter and go home.”
“I don’t believe you.”
“That is not my concern. Please get off my porch.”
I stepped backward into the garden.
