The first thing I noticed was that she didn\u2019t knock.<\/p>\n
My front doors opened before I had given permission, pushed inward by my housekeeper, Elena, who looked mortified as she tried to explain.<\/p>\n
\u201cMa\u2019am, she insists\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
But the woman was already inside.<\/p>\n
Cream heels clicked across my marble foyer like she had rehearsed the sound. She was young, no older than twenty-six, with glossy dark hair, sharp cheekbones, and a designer handbag hanging from her wrist like a trophy.<\/p>\n
My ex-husband\u2019s new wife.<\/p>\n
Behind her stood two men in cheap suits trying to look official, and a sheriff\u2019s deputy whose expression clearly said he would rather be anywhere else.<\/p>\n
Amber smiled at me with the kind of sweetness that always carries poison beneath it.<\/p>\n
Naomi,\u201d she said slowly, as if my name amused her. \u201cYou might want to sit down for this.\u201d<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t move from the base of the staircase. One hand rested lightly on the banister.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou entered my house without permission,\u201d I said. \u201cSay what you came to say.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her smile widened.<\/p>\n
Actually, this mansion belongs to my daddy\u2019s company now.\u201d<\/p>\n
She lifted the envelope in her hand and shook it slightly.<\/p>\n
Through the open door, I could see a black SUV idling at the curb. Across the street, curtains shifted. Of course. Amber would never stage a humiliation without an audience.<\/p>\n
The deputy cleared his throat. \u201cMa\u2019am, these are civil papers. I\u2019m just here to keep the peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate the clarification,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
Amber stepped closer and pushed the envelope toward me.<\/p>\n
\u201cForeclosure transfer. Asset seizure. Notice to vacate. Effective immediately, pending enforcement. My father acquired the debt package connected to this property and several others in Ashford Crest.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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