“Can’t even afford a decent car, yet you’re sitting here having Christmas dinner with us?” they mocked me in front of the whole table. I simply set my glass down, looked straight at them, and said, “You should laugh a little quieter… because the building you live in belongs to me.”

thousand dollars.”
She turned to Daniel in disbelief. “Thirty-two thousand?”
Daniel looked trapped for the first time in his life.
He lowered his voice. “Victoria… come on. We’re family.”
I folded my arms. “Funny. Last night I was family enough to mock, but not enough to respect.”
He swallowed hard. “Please. Give us time.”
I considered it. Not because continue reading …