PART 3 Margaret rolled her eyes. “Honestly, the girl has inherited a fortune and suddenly thinks she’s a lawyer.” I almost smiled. She had no idea how close her joke was to the truth. I opened the folder and removed three documents. The first was the final property sale statement. The second was a letter…

PART 3 “I’m not going to speculate about your husband. Your father left instructions, and I intend to follow them. Can you be at my office at nine tomorrow morning?” “Yes.” “And Nora?” “Yes?” “Please don’t sign anything or make any financial commitments before we meet.” My fingers tightened around the phone. “I understand.” When…

PART  3 The woman turned toward the bed. My fingers tightened around my phone. “Yes. Everything looks normal.” “Then stop worrying. Laura always finds a reason to worry about something. She’ll convince herself it’s her imagination before she admits something is wrong.” The cruelty in his voice hurt more than the shock of hearing it.…

PART 3 Margaret rolled her eyes. “Honestly, the girl has inherited a fortune and suddenly thinks she’s a lawyer.” I almost smiled. She had no idea how close her joke was to the truth. I opened the folder and removed three documents. The first was the final property sale statement. The second was a letter…

PART 3 “I’m not going to speculate about your husband. Your father left instructions, and I intend to follow them. Can you be at my office at nine tomorrow morning?” “Yes.” “And Nora?” “Yes?” “Please don’t sign anything or make any financial commitments before we meet.” My fingers tightened around the phone. “I understand.” When…

PART  3 The woman turned toward the bed. My fingers tightened around my phone. “Yes. Everything looks normal.” “Then stop worrying. Laura always finds a reason to worry about something. She’ll convince herself it’s her imagination before she admits something is wrong.” The cruelty in his voice hurt more than the shock of hearing it.…