Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me."

"I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"

Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"

The light in Jacob's faded as he shru