The Price of Silence

Loretta quickly stopped, turned around, and put on a hopeful look as she gazed at Talia. "Talia, are you finally willing to help Damian?"

Talia shook her head. She walked over, pulled a card out of her bag, and handed it to Loretta.

"Mom, there's 600 thousand dollars on this card. If Dad doesn't get better, this should be enough for your retirement.

"Try to be frugal with it. And when Damian gets