what I planned to do.
I told her I already had.
I canceled the contracts that morning.
They said I wasn’t family.
So I stopped paying as though I was.
I didn’t know whose side Carol would choose.
She loved Diane.
But she also tracked money and unfairness with the precision of a forensic accountant.
She would do the math.
The math wasn’t going to favor my mother.
At 9:22, Jessica called Ren Valley to confirm the afternoon setup.
Teresa later told me what happened.
She informed Jessica that
