The End of Her

by Shari Lapena

The woman hadn’t been wearing a wedding ring. No matter—lots of people have families without getting married these days, although she’d mentioned a husband. But who looks at a house without her spouse?

These are very weird things to believe lol

She sounds so whiny, like she can’t cope. She can’t stand women like that. She has always been someone who copes, and copes well.

Get your internalized misogyny in check

There’s nothing quite as satisfying, Cheryl thinks, as seeing your kid excel and feeling in some measure responsible.

Yikes

She hopes he keeps it to himself, though. She hopes he never wants to know about his birth mother. So many adopted kids do nowadays. Nothing good comes of it, Cheryl thinks. Why rock the boat? He has all the love and everything else he’ll ever need, right here, with them.

YIKES

In the end, he doesn’t really struggle with the decision. He’s only concerned about not getting caught. He tells himself that what Nancy doesn’t know won’t hurt her. What possible harm can there be—as long as his wife doesn’t find out?

“Takes one to know one,” she says, rendering him speechless.

Good one. This left him speechless. Really? REALLY.

He’d told her his first marriage was good. But then why was he sleeping with his wife’s best friend?

Because men are awful?

That she probably left the door unlocked again by mistake.

No you did not for christ sake

Colorado is one of only sixteen US states that still elect coroners, the others having moved over to a system of qualified medical examiners.

That's interesting

They’d left all their money to their only child, and she’d received all of it—worth over two million dollars—on her thirtieth birthday.

Why the hell do you not have a night nanny or mommy's helper or something so you can get some sleep!!!

But might he have married her for her inheritance? They have no prenup.

Inheritence isn't part of joint assets anyway right?

Why was Lindsey taking out the garbage? Why didn’t he take the garbage out for her?

Lol...what? Women can take out the trash...

Love flies out the window when the wolf is at the door.

He wants me to find out what they want and call him back.”

An attorney would tell you not to speak to LE without attorney present wth lol

“I’ll tell you why. The police can manipulate them. They’ll make me come off badly.” “Surely they can’t make you fail—not if you’re telling the truth.”

Oh sweet summer child lol

“He’s not himself.” “What do you mean?” “He blames himself for everything that’s happened. He’s moody, depressed, he says things.” “What things?” Hanna says, leaning forward anxiously. “He says we’d be better off without him.” She turns worried eyes on Hanna. “I’m afraid that if I leave him he might do something. Something drastic, harm himself.”

She's gonna kill him

On Thursday, November 1, the medical examiner determines that Patrick Kilgour’s death was suicide. It’s in all the news. Along with a recap of the death of Lindsey, the inquest, the arrest—everything. It’s all fresh in the public mind again, on everyone’s tongue. But that’s fine, Stephanie thinks; everyone believes he killed himself. Soon it will die out for good. It will all die with him.

Bet Erica put a camera in your house