Lily hesitated, her eyes flickering between Claire and me. “No,” she admitted finally, her voice small. “But… she was talking on the phone. I heard her say that she couldn’t wait to start her new family.”

Realization dawned on me. Misunderstandings had always been common with Lily, especially when she overheard parts of conversations. Claire, in her excitement about our marriage, must have mentioned starting a new family, and Lily misinterpreted it as a threat to her place in mine.