“If I’m supposed to keep your secret, you should at least tell me why you told Tessie you were expelled,” he says at last. I somehow knew he would wait until I was full-on drunk to bring this up again. “It’s easier if she thinks that,” I admit. “How’s that?” “Because I want her to go to England with me, and she isn’t exactly thrilled with the idea.” “I don’t get it.” He pinches the bridge of his nose. “Your daughter wants to leave me, and I can’t let that happen.” “So you tell her you got kicked out of school so she’ll go to England?” “Basically.” He looks down at his drink, then over at me.
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