They left my five-year-old grandson outside in the cold for four hours as punishment

That hurt more than anything.

“You knew?” I asked him quietly.

He hesitated. “Jess said she had it handled.”

I let out a bitter laugh. “Handled? He could’ve gotten hypothermia.”

One of the guests awkwardly grabbed her purse. Another stared down at his plate. Nobody wanted to be part of this anymore.