beside her, attempting to board an international flight with money she had siphoned from the family trust. The notebook, paired with the pediatric forensic findings and bank records showing hundreds of thousands diverted to private accounts while the nursery went without basic groceries, formed an airtight case of felony child abuse, neglect, and grand larceny. She would never see the outside of a correctional facility for a very long time.
A month later, the snow began to thaw outside our home.
We didn’t stay in the cavernous manor where the walls carried too many cold echoes. I bought a quiet, single-story house near the coast, surrounded by tall pine trees and open skies.
Owen gained weight steadily, his cheeks filling out pink and round, his laughter returning in bright, loud bursts that filled the kitchen every morning. Lily’s hair began to grow back, soft and even, and the dark circles
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