My Ex Left Me With Nothing—Then a Stranger Found Me Digging Through Trash and Said My Name

the board looking thoughtful, half looking furious—Jacob approached with something that might have been respect.

“That was well played,” he said. “You made enemies of half the board, but the half that matters is willing to give you a chance.”

“Did I make an enemy of you?” I asked.

“Theodore told me a year ago that if anything happened to him, I should continue reading …