a little hard to follow but i found it interesting the stepmom(?)'s reaction not to the words rebuking her ("one tenth") but to the dad in some way reacting to those words, maybe squeezing her hand? very interesting
i wasn't sure they'd pull it off but they really nailed the feeling i was expecting. although... am i misremembering, or did the novel have a lot more that happened before this in this arc?
interesting premise but might be a tough one to read in pieces - shelving it for now. i don't really see a path to her falling back in love, but assuming she will, i can only hope he really works for it