~ Mrs. Monroe ~

I nod slowly, keeping my face impassive.

Jonathan’s lawyer was an old, sluggish man from the city who hadn’t had the decency to call me since the funeral arrangements began. I had no idea my husband had replaced him before he died.

And with someone this young.

“My sincere apologies for the intrusion,” Josh continues, lowering his head. “And please, accept my deepest condolences.”

I nod a second time, waiting to hear what else he has to say.

I’m Jonathan’s only family... his next of kin. I don't need sympathy from this boy; I only need him to tell me where the offshore accounts are and...