Chapter 72. Speak Up

ASHLENE

Lyle grinned and shook his head.

“I’m glad that you think any of this is funny,” I said, with all the sarcasm I could muster.

“No, just… he didn’t come after me after knowing what happened. What kind of a husband is that? He doesn’t even protect your marriage as how it should be protected.

“He didn’t because I told him not to,” I said. Which was the truth.

But that made me think. If I didn’t tell Dylan to just let it go and we should just move forward with this, what would he do? Will he cause a scene that will jeopardize our marriage? Will he cause something to announce to my family that I had been unfaithful to our vows? I also don’t think so. Dylan’s just not like that.

“Is that why you’re planning to sleep someplace else tonight?”

I don’t see the need to answer that question. I feel like it’s already implied, given the facts and background I just spoke.

“Yes, it is,” Lyle said, answering the question, when it should be me s