At the supermarket, Daniel yelled when Claire refused to pay for his mother’s $1,000 luxury grocery order.
Claire stayed calm because she had discovered a hidden folder proving Patricia planned to take control of her house.
Daniel thought he could protect his mother’s secret forever, but Claire already knew everything. The papers she found revealed a plan that could change her marriage, her home, and the future she thought she had secured.
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