“Just give my sister a hand and manage her children’s daily meals as well as their to and fro school run. You’re cooking regardless if they’re eating here anyway, so cooking for two more kids won’t make much of a difference. They’re still children, so they don’t eat that much either.

“Think of it as doing me a favor. We’ve been married for so many years. You’re willing to help me, right?”

Hank’s voice was gentle, and he looked at Liberty when he spoke. He even tried to appeal to her emotions.

“My sister won’t make you work for nothing. She’ll give you a thousand bucks every month, and as I mentioned last time, I’d give you another fifteen hundred for living expenses. Including the thousand bucks my sister is giving you, you’ll have twenty-five hundred a month. That’s pretty decent.”

Liberty wanted to laugh.

She was angered to the point where she could only laugh at Hank and his sister’s thoughts.

One thousand dollars for her to take the two children to and from school and cook th