I felt a strange, cold absurdity.

Warner had spent a small fortune on a system to protect his assets, never once imagining he had just built the projector on which I would show his family the truth.

Chapter 7 — Let Them Handle Their Affairs

Tonight, when Warner and Renae slipped upstairs one after the other, I made no move to stop them.

Adelina noticed the empty chair and gave me a patronizing smile.

“It’s Renae’s first time in this big house.