The Woman They Humiliated Owned Everything

ask forgiveness,” she said.

“Good.”

Her mouth tightened.

“I did know about you,” she admitted. “Not at first. Later.”

I waited.

“Orson told me before he died. He said your mother was unstable. He said bringing you in would destroy Adrian’s inheritance and invite scandal.”

“And you believed him?”

“I chose to.”

That answer was colder than a lie, but cleaner.continue reading …