Chapter 10 The Final Reckoning

• I never knew how much Larry earned each month, but he could afford to rent an apartment for his mistress, buy her a car, and lavish her with luxury goods.
• Yet he told me that visiting my mother was too costly, claimed I didn’t need new clothes because I rarely went out, and insisted there was no point in paying for tutoring if the kids weren’t naturally gifted at studying. To me, Larry was like an old rag, he was worthless. But here he was, putting on airs as if he were something precious.
• The crowd, unaware of the truth, cheered him on. Larry looked smug, basking in their attention as he stared at me.