CNU-At Sunday dinner, my family toasted Olivia’s new law partnership like she had saved the country, then my father turned to me and said I needed professional help because…

cleared his throat.

“About the trust fund—”

“It is still frozen,” I cut him off, “and will remain so. I’m doing quite well without it.”

“Catherine,” Dad tried again. “We want to be part of this. Part of your success.”

I turned to face them fully.

“My success happened without you. It happened despite you. The time to be part of it was three years ago, when continue reading …