I took a deep breath, but did not say, And we see how well that’s worked out, don’t we?
“My father said he wasn’t even going to discuss my education. He said he’d paid for me to go to an expensive prep school, and I was finished. I think he sent me to that place because he thought I’d find a nice husband, preferably one who belonged to the country club. I swear, the man’s mind is stuck in the Eisenhower era. But you know what? I started taking advanced courses when I was in ninth grade. And I had twelve hours of AP credit! But Dad said I was done, and needed to get married, as my own mother had.”
I shook my head in sympathy.
Ophelia’s face, framed by the ragged dark hair, turned solemn. She said, “I’ve been studying trusts online. Not only do I think the money my mother left me exists,
