Margaret folded her hands.
“Then that is another matter for you to resolve between yourselves. The ownership documents need to be reviewed by a lawyer. Neither of you should assume that a promise made in private changes the legal position.”
Tyler’s face had turned pale.
Rachel looked from him to the papers.
For the first time, I saw fear in her expression.
Not fear of losing Tyler.
Fear of losing the future she thought he had guaranteed.
I had expected Tyler to become angry.
I had expected him to accuse me of humiliating him, of involving my sister, or of making a difficult situation worse.
Instead, he looked at Rachel and asked a question so quietly that I almost didn’t hear it.
“How much did you know about the house before we started seeing each other?”
Rachel froze.
“What?”
“You heard me.”
She laughed nervously.
“Tyler, what are you talking about?”
