pause.
“I remember it.”
“Why?”
“The application was unusual.”
Dad looked up.
“How?”
“The guarantor’s financial profile was stronger than the business.”
“Rowan.”
“Yes.”
“You knew Rowan was my husband.”
“I did.”
“And you knew Selina was his mother?”
Another pause.
“No.”
I mostly believed him.
“Then why did Rowan’s name stand out?”
“Because I recognized it from your wedding.”
“That didn’t make you question the application?”
“It made me ask legal whether there was a conflict. They said no. You weren’t a party to the lease, and Rowan wasn’t
