I demanded to know what had happened in San Diego. Mr. Collins explained that Trevor had organized the vacation several months earlier and had initially promised that Eli would accompany them. However, the final booking showed only two passenger tickets. Eli’s ticket had been canceled without my knowledge. The handwritten note instructed Vanessa to tell me that Eli was staying with relatives.
I could barely breathe. My son had been made to believe that he was unwanted. Mr. Collins then revealed that Trevor had been planning the trip before our wedding. He handed me another document, a printed email from Vanessa. Its final sentence made my hands shake: “What happens if your wife discovers why you married her?”
