They Buried My Mother Quietly, So I Married the Son She Saved novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: Headlines
Megan's POV
The morning paper was on the loft's front step in a plastic sleeve, folded over so the headline showed.
NURSE BRIDE IS SUICIDE NURSE'S DAUGHTER.
Under it, in smaller type: Did a hidden grudge bring surgeon Megan Dell into the Corliss family?
There was a photograph of my mother from her hospital badge, enlarged until her face broke into dots.
There was a photograph of me in the courthouse sun, laughing.
"Don't read it," Rafe said, behind me.
"I'm going to read all of it."
I did, standing in the doorway in his T-shirt, with a cup of the baker's terrible coffee going cold in my hand.
The story said my mother had been under investigation for stolen narcotics.
It said she had taken her own life rather than face the board.
It said her daughter had hidden her identity, taken a job in the Corliss house, and married the CEO to "settle an old score."
A source close to the family had provided the details.
I put the paper down on the counter very carefully.
"It's all lies," I said.
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