to change your mind about the house or the wedding. I understand why you’ve made these decisions.”
That surprised me.
“Do you?”
“I think so,” he said slowly. “After you laid everything out this morning, I had a long conversation with my parents. Then with Amber. Things became clearer.”
“In what way?”
Blake stared at his hands.
“My entire relationship with Amber has been built on certain assumptions—about her background, her resources, her values. Finding out she deliberately fostered misconceptions… that she was ashamed of you to the point of
