Chapter 15 — Owned Since Last Friday

“Can I help you?” the woman with the clipboard asked.

Ethan drew himself up, reaching for the authority he had always been able to reach for.

“You can start,” he said, “by getting out of my house.”

The woman checked her clipboard, unhurried.

“This property has been owned by Brookhaven Medical Residences since last Friday,” she said.

I watched Patricia’s face go white.

I watched Ethan turn to stare at his mother, then back at the woman, his mouth working.