“You’re marrying my daughter.”

“That sounds like a reason to tell me things, not keep me out.”

She turned toward the sink.

When we left, she said, “Julian knew what he was giving away.”

Claire stopped with her hand on her purse.

“Then show us what he agreed to give.”

Marjorie did not bring another page to the door.

PART 4 — An Envelope for Eighteen Thousand Dollars