I felt a wave of panic, but I swallowed it back, maintaining a calm exterior. “You really think I’d let that happen after everything I’ve learned about this family?” I replied, my voice steady.
Two days later, as promised, Julia, Mom, and Dad returned with professional movers in tow, their smug attitudes practically radiating off them. But they froze on the spot when they saw who was standing on the porch beside me, holding a thick legal folder.
