I kept my voice soft despite the gravity of what I was revealing.
“The house on Maple Avenue belonged to your grandfather. When he died three years ago, he left it to me.”
The doorbell rang again, followed by knocking.
Amber barely seemed to notice, her attention fixed on the deed in her trembling hands.
“But we’ve been living there since before we got engaged. You said it was my inheritance.”
“I said it was part of your grandfather’s legacy that would eventually come to you,” I corrected. “I allowed
