Chapter 8 - The Secret Beyond Money

I didn’t confront Spencer.
Not yet.
I needed proof.
A lifetime of loving someone taught me patience.
A lifetime of being hurt taught me caution.
I returned to his room with a smile.
He immediately relaxed.
“Did you bring the ticket?”
There it was.
Not “Are you okay?”
Not “Where were you?”
The ticket.
I smiled.
“Why do you think I brought it?”
His face changed.
Only slightly.
But enough.
“Mom, don’t do this.”
Do this.
Like protecting myself was an attack.
Then his phone lit up.
A message appeared.
I saw one word.
“Mother.”
Not my name.
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A warning.
📖 Chapter 9 reveals who Spencer was really working with and why Abigail’s own family history becomes involved. 👇