When the vacation ended, I took my daughter home.
I switched on my phone, and a few pinned news headlines hit me right in the face, each one more shocking than the last:
"Woman Fakes Pregnancy to Escape Custody, Breaks Into Corporate Building With Knife, Stabs Man Who Dies Despite Rescue Efforts"
"Repeat Offender Sentenced to Death For Heinous Crimes"
My expression remained calm. Jack had already informed me about this.
Just then, the doorbell rang. A lawyer in a suit stood at the door and said, "Hello, Ms. Steel, before Mr. Steel passed, he entrusted us with transferring all his assets to your name, free of charge. You were traveling recently, so we were unable to reach you."
I stood there frozen for a long moment.
Before leaving, he handed me a handwritten letter that Rowan had le
