“Her family is built entirely on paper,” I said.

Evelyn looked up at me, her eyes red and tired.

“What are you doing this afternoon?” she asked.

“I have a meeting with Brenda at the office,” I said.

“Will it fix this?”

“It will stop Douglas from taking another dime from our family,” I said.

“But it won’t fix Brandon,” she said.

I placed my hand over hers.