We froze when we found Mom sleeping on newspapers beneath a highway overpass. “What happened to your $450,000 house?”

to me. “Claire, fix this. We’re family.”

I remembered the newspapers pressed beneath Mom’s cheek. “You sold your family for a beach view.”

Vanessa glared at Daniel. “You think your connections make you powerful?”

He met her stare. “No. Evidence does.”

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