lee. She walked out onto the porch, striking a pose as

r everyone to hear. "The Wilsons are just too generou

over a necklace made of enormous blu

flicker of uncertainty in her eyes. This level of wealth was beyond even the Wilsons. It was almo

tall figure with an impassive face,

s," he announced, his voice cutting th

emed to grin

d. "What? That's impossible. There must be a

hanging. "The delivery order is from Mr. David Chase. The

I stepped forward from th

sister and stepmother and

oe Davis,

he electronic pad. The confirmation beep sounded

are yours, Miss Davis. Mr

better than I ever imagined. The look on Emily' s face was a m

llion pieces. "You're lying! How could you possibly know someone who could afford this? You'r

er eyes wild. This was the real

immediately jumped to her daughter's de

hter Chloe is mentally unstable. She's been making up stories. These gifts

, to pull me back inside

t, continued her tirade. She pointed a t

uper boyfriend rob a museum? You'll be arrested! Both

l world of social climbing and petty schemes that she couldn't comprehend a reality b

en have to say anything. They were digging thei

cream. I let

The future was coming for them, and they were