"Go."
Mark wasted no time leaving the room.
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Victoria watched him disappear into the hallway.
Then she turned back to Ethan.
"You're making a mistake."
Ethan shook his head.
"No," he replied quietly. "The mistake was trusting someone who didn't deserve it."
For a moment, she looked like she wanted to argue.
But the words never came.
Ethan walked past her toward the door.
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"Come on, Mom."
I followed him into the hallway.
Neither of us spoke until we reached the elevator.
When the doors closed, Ethan leaned against the wall and exhaled deeply.
"I feel like an idiot," he admitted.
"You're not," I said softly. "You loved your wife. That's not something to be ashamed of."
He looked at me.
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"I'm sorry, I didn't believe you before."
I placed a hand on his arm.
"You needed to see it yourself."
The elevator reached the lobby, and we stepped outside into the evening air.
