Just then, my phone rang. I glanced at the caller ID and it was mom. I walked to a more quiet corner and picked it up.
I picked up, trying to keep my voice steady. "Hey, Mom."
"Amelia," she said immediately, her tone a mix of surprise and concern. "How are you dear? Did you make a mistake? I saw that you transferred half a million dollars to my account."
I leaned my head against a cold concrete pillar, closing my eyes for a second.
Earlier in the week, after verifying everything with the bank and making sure the transfer was secure, I had sent her half of the money that Adrian had deposited to my account. It felt like the right thing to do.
She had actually saved up for me while I was growing up. It was from that money I bought the house I lived in now, even though Zoey and Brianna ha
