At my husband’s funeral, his mother fixed her gaze on me and said with chilling calm, “Better he’s gone now than forced to live with the embarrassment she brought him.”

gently took the phone from his hands—not to stop him, but because he had already done enough.

“This funeral is over,” Grant snapped. “Don’t make this worse.”

I met his gaze. “Worse than stealing from your brother?”

His expression cracked.

Vivian hissed, “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“I’m a forensic accountant,” I said calmly.

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