"I..." Joey froze for a moment, his gaze toward Josie complicated. After a long pause, he finally spoke impatiently. "Your mother was too headstrong! She was impossible to get along with. She never got along with relatives while she was alive. Her arrogance offended plenty of people. As your and Tina's father, I work hard enough trying to support this family. Don't make more trouble for me!"
Every time Josie brought up her mother, Joey would become irritable and angry. His statements often contradicted each other, riddled with inconsistencies.
Josie was convinced there was a bigger, more shameful secret hidden behind her mother's death.
Her mother, Anna Biller, had been an artist. She was calm, composed, and dedicated to her antique restoration work in her studio. Rarely did she in
