51 pages 1 hour read

Nicola Sanders

Don't Let Her Stay

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

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Chapters 23-33Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 23 Summary

Richard is furious about the camera. Joanne reveals there’s another camera in the nursery. Richard throws both out and deletes the camera app from Joanne’s phone. He doesn’t trust her. Despite Chloe’s comments at dinner, he still doesn’t believe Chloe hates Joanne or treats her poorly. Joanne asks what Richard wanted to tell her about Chloe earlier, and he reveals that Diane died by suicide. She was depressed, drinking heavily, and fell over the third-floor railing. Richard was out of town, and Chloe was alone with her all night. Joanne imagines that must have been terrifying for Chloe, but she urges Richard to hold her accountable since she’s an adult now. Richard tells Joanne she needs to see her doctor, insinuating her suspicions are the result of mental illness. Joanne wonders if he’d have her hospitalized. She tells herself that she isn’t experiencing mental illness like her mother but isn’t sure.

Chapter 24 Summary

Later that night in bed, Richard muses that perhaps Chloe is jealous that he’s remarried. He assures Joanne that he loves her and is happy with their life, despite what Chloe’s assertion that he still loves Diane. He makes Joanne promise to see her doctor.