He struck her.
Then he tried to force her out of the apartment.
When I explained what we had discovered to Mom later at the hotel, her face went pale.
Then she remembered something she had never told me.
“Sweetie,” she said carefully, “did Brandon ever ask you about the money I received from selling your father’s land?”
My stomach tightened.
“What did he say to you, Mom?”
“He approached me several times. He said he knew some very profitable investment opportunities that could grow the money.”
“How much was
