A Ruler in Disguise novel · Chapter 24 of 24
Chapter 24: Mrs. Harlow, Properly
Dev stopped one step below me and put his body between her and my father.
"Mother."
"I am not here to speak to you," Marguerite said.
She held out the brown folder to me.
"Miss Broadnax."
I did not take it.
"What is it?"
"The original instrument," she said. "The one the notary stamped.
"The foundation's file, the payments, and the bank record of five thousand dollars.
"I went to the district attorney's office at seven this morning.
"I gave them everything, and I gave a statement.
"I will plead to forgery and fraud, and I will repay every dollar of proxy income to the trust."
Behind me, my father drew a breath.
"I did not come to be forgiven," Marguerite said.
"Good," I said.
Her mouth tightened.
"You paid my father's hospital bill to buy my signature," I said.
"I'm not going to thank you for that, and I'm not going to pretend it was kindness.
"But I will take the file.
"Because it's mine."
I took it.
It was heavier than it looked.
She turned to Dev, and for a moment I saw her old face, the one in the photograph.
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