“Because Nathan asked her to.”
“What?”
“Mom only told me after she moved out.”
“You didn’t know?”
“I thought she just wanted a change of neighborhood. Turns out, Nathan had her spying on you for years.”
“And that’s why you contacted me?”
“That’s why I contacted you. You deserved to know.”
“Know what?”
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“That Nathan had been using my mother to keep tabs on you. He never even visited her because he was afraid you’d recognize his car.”
“What was she reporting?”
I asked the question that mattered most.
“Joel’s school, his hobbies, whether he was happy. Whether you were dating or struggling financially.”
I remembered Ivy’s questions.
“Did Nathan pay her?”
“He helped with rent. He’d convinced Mom you wouldn’t let him see Joel.”
“And she believed him?”
Nathan had been using my mother.
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“She wanted to.”
“Why would Nathan want updates about a son he abandoned?”
