Escape from Mr. Whitman (Emma and Theodore) novel Chapter 385

She stared at the bank notification on her phone, no longer bothering to count the zeros.

Twelve years of love, five years of marriage—reduced to a string of numbers.

If she could turn back time, back to twelve years ago, she wasn’t sure what she’d do differently. But there’s no such thing as “what if” in this world. Time only moves forward; so must we.

As she held her phone, Larson Bennett came downstairs. “Theodore’s outside,” he said. “He says he has something for you. Want to go out and see him? If you’d rather not, I can handle it.”

Emma hesitated for a moment. How did her brother know Theodore was here?

Larson caught her confusion and explained, “Didn’t you block him? He called the lawyer, and the lawyer called me.”

Emma didn’t want to see Theodore again. “Then can you go instead, please?”

“Sure.” Larson nodded and headed out.

Theodore sat in his car, nerves twisting in his stomach, his eyes fixed on the path where Emma might appear. But it was Larson who came out.

Theodore gave a wry smile—disappointed, but not surprised. Emma clearly didn’t want to see him anymore.

He stepped out of the car. “Hey, man.”

“Let’s not use that,” Larson said coolly. “We don’t have any ties anymore.”

Whatever Larson’s attitude, Theodore accepted it. He turned, pulled a suitcase from the car, and handed it over. “I cleared out the house. It’s empty now. Emma mentioned wanting to sell it, so it’s ready to go on the market. The deed and everything else are in the suitcase—she can handle it however she wants.”

Larson just nodded. “Alright.”

As he started to turn away, Theodore hurried to add, “Can you also let Emma know I changed the house code? It’s 123456 now.”

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