My Parents Went to Aspen for Christmas Without Me—So I Rehomed the Dog and Kept the Paperwork

beside me. I stood there for a long moment, staring at that closed door, at the expensive orchids sitting on the windowsill waiting for water they weren’t going to receive.

My phone buzzed with a text from Diane: “See you at ten. I looked into what you mentioned last night. Charlotte, we really need to talk. This is serious.”

I grabbed my coat and car continue reading …