und me staring blankly at the

moderator, Mrs. Henderson? Her husband also had... issue

at her,

you, or anyone in this neighborhood. It was the ex-wife of Brenda's former boss. Apparently, Brenda has a lon

ways assumed the worst o

intance from a charity committee I use

to see this, Sarah!

overing a children's charity g

photo. Mark, beaming,

I recognized. Mark had pointed it out in a boutique wind

stood Maya,

ior designer Brenda Allen, and her daughter Maya. Mr. Peterson' s generous

o, the charter school hadn't been

ties. It was a historic storefront on Charles Street, a gift from George and Caro

has been here twice this week. He's putting a lot of p

sweet older couple, th

of his open a chic home décor bo

ty. My income. A gift f

He was trying to control everything,

eady. "Regarding that property, I am relinquishin

roperty was legally mine. Geo

ached for my coffee mug, but it slip

ramic sliced into t

ely f