The Fifty Million Dollar Secret

fused, then to furious. She looked at

rrow. She grabbed my arm, her nails digging in slig

pulling my arm away. "Why did you lie to Jessica?

desperate, honey. Jessica's parents... they're very traditional. They wouldn't have ap

of a struggling family just trying to get by

e whispered. "Don't

ed. "Brenda's right. We should have to

The unease in my gut grew stronger. I had a fifty-million-d

do I bought a few years ago as an investment. They can live t

ed. "Thank you, Chloe. That's s

I needed to see how this played out. I needed to s

ant n

y bedroom-the large, sunlit master suite that had b

, directing Kevin as h

ing on?" I

nd I talked. My maternal health is paramount. I need a ro

rmed downstairs to find

her take

th. "Jessica is pregnant, Chloe. She needs to be comfortable. We mo

m? It's a window

old glint in her eye. "There's always the attic.

omise to handle it, to make things right. I bit back the an

gh gritted teeth. "T

in boxes around a small cot. The smell of mildew was thick in the air. This wasn't j