My Parents Chose a Birthday Dinner Over My Family’s Funeral—Then They Asked for Thirty Percent of the $18.7 Million Settlement

They were looking at a wedding brochure when I arrived.

Melissa pointed to a pavilion.

“If we want an outdoor reception, we need to reserve the tent soon.”

“I came about the message,” I said.

Beatrice adjusted the lemon on her water glass.

“Let’s order first.”

“No.”

Melissa put down the brochure.