“Gwen left today.” He says it as if he’s telling me there’s leftover spaghetti in the fridge. “Don’t look at me like that. She wasn’t happy, and everyone knew it. She thought she wanted the grumpy old man for his money, but it turns out I’m not worth it. She tried to forbid me to go to the station to help you, and you can imagine how well I handled it.” He sighs heavily. “Anyway, she took Katie and went to her mom’s.” “I’m sorry, Dad.”
