«Il giorno prima del matrimonio di mia figlia, mi disse: “Vuoi farmi un regalo? Allora sparisci dalla mia vita”. Rimasi in silenzio e feci esattamente quello che voleva. Dopo aver venduto la casa e annullato il matrimonio da sogno… lasciai un piccolo regalo nella casa vuota che lasciò tutta la sua famiglia sbalordita.»

and college application coaching: $8,700. Undergraduate degree at Northeastern: $183,000. Law school at Boston University: $213,550.”

I placed another document on top—a loan satisfaction letter.

“The student loans you think Blake’s father secretly paid off as a graduation gift?” I tapped the letter. “That was me liquidating the investment account I maintained since before you were born.”

Amber stared at the papers, her expression shifting from defiance to confusion.

“But Mr. Prescott said he told Blake he—”

“He lied, apparently,” I said. “Or perhaps Blake lied to