Evelyn's POV
The meeting started at eight in the evening. Benjamin called it, and everyone came.
Ten chairs around the long oak table in the dining hall. Ten men, all related to her by blood, all sitting with their hands folded or their arms crossed. Nobody smiled.
Evelyn stood in the hallway just outside the door. She pressed her back against the wall and listened.
Benjamin spoke first. His voice was calm and level. "We need to decide what happens next. Richard Williams has been appearing at this estate. He has been trying to contact Evelyn. We need to agree, as a family, what our position is."
"He is dangerous," Matthew said. "He threw her out. He let his mother treat her like trash. Why are we even discussing this?"
"Because he brought us evidence," Franklin said. "Against his own
