Chapter 32

Vera

He looks at me intently. Studying my reactions... "Vera, when did your mother die?"

I'm startled by his question. "She died when I was 7, why?"

"And shortly afterward," he continues, "your father married again. Helen, I think."

"Yeah," I say reluctantly, the old bitterness creeping into my voice. "What does that have to do with this?"

"Where are your mother's assets? I mean, did she own anyth