$2M WEDDING, BILL IN MY NAME—THEY USED ME UNTIL I FOUGHT BACK

“How?”

Margaret’s gaze flicked to Harold, then Brandon, then finally to me.

I felt it before I understood it. Like the first cold drop before an avalanche.

“The major contracts,” Margaret said evenly, “are under Coraline’s name.”

For a second, the words made no sense. They floated above the table, disconnected from reality, like someone had accidentally spoken in another language.I set down my fork.