My Parents Chose a Birthday Dinner Over My Family’s Funeral—Then They Asked for Thirty Percent of the $18.7 Million Settlement
“We wanted to be there.”
I waited.
“Arthur had complicated business matters, and Melissa was in tears.”
“Why was Melissa crying?”
“She felt you didn’t make any effort for her birthday.”
I stopped touching the dishcloth.
“I was burying my family.”
“Of course.