Five days after I buried my husband and daughter alone in the rain, my parents returned from their luxury cruise with my brother. Banging on my door, my mother demanded $40,000, sneering, “The funeral wasn’t important anyway, but you owe us for your brother’s wedding!” I didn’t shed a tear. Instead, I pulled out a thick red folder I had prepared over 96 sleepless hours. The second they saw the document on top, all the color drained from their faces—and their nightmare began.
Chapter 1: The Cost of a Piña Colada I stood alone under a dark canopy at the Oakwood Cemetery, staring at two polished mahogany…