a

e might have fallen in love with the wrong woman," he said, then amended his words when he s

m my inheritance. Who turned down billions? Anyway, I would be sharing the

y, t

you would fit right into his leather goods business. You must admit, Mr. Malcolm, that somehow bl

st son handling

in business. Very predictable, if I

Mr. Twain spouted his judgments wit

miled at me. It was a tight-lipped smile, but somehow it reached his eyes. He meant what he said. What a curio

Okay, I just wish she were still alive to enjoy all this. Things went downhill fast after the divorce. I will accep

you need to be at the wake. Tomorrow mo

adopted chil

. Emilie, 25, blonde model. Then, Rafael, 26, looks

hem? There usually are four

Valerie Matthews,

ring how she thought of peop

with white-blo

has not be

re take in a teenager and not adopt h

ked aloud,

y sane person there if you ask me. A lovely gir

f you know the rea

ings. Mr. Twain said that he would arrange for me to start staying at Briar Hill by next week. He would meet me at the wake, and then we would be talking

and so were the people I saw inside the house. I could swear they were whispering about

uffocating space. My breath caught at how much more beautiful she was in real life. The wheelchair seemed to make peo

had to pretend that I did not ask questions about her, but that was not even an i

ow my eyes. It had seemed unfair that this man was allowed to ruin my life and then leave me money when it was already mending itself

e that Mr. Twain said that thoroughly convinced me I should be there. He said that Mr.

and still – they thought of killing him? I pro