When my grandfather came in after I gave birth, his first words were, “Honey, weren’t the $250,000 I sent you every month enough?”

future!” “Don’t you dare use her name,” I snapped. The venom in my own voice surprised me.

Suddenly, the front door opened, and Vivian burst in, pushed past the perimeter by pure hysteria. She threw herself at my feet, grabbing the hem of my jeans. “Claire, please! Have mercy! We are your family! If Edward goes through with the criminal charges, Mark continue reading …