land. The sharp clink echoed in the quiet kitchen. She t

, a loud, violent crash shattered

eavy porcelain shatte

ow's shrill scream

with slow, measured steps. She reached the second-floor land

m door was

antique Ming dynasty vase, stood Willow. Her arms were crossed tightl

ed into the doorway. "Kelsey bought me the limited-edition anime fig

bris field. She looked at the broken

right about?" Audrey asked,

nt. "He says you don't do anything but spend his money! He s

al of tears and self-doubt. Today, they felt like nothing

e walked right up to Willow. She reached into her poc

the joint credit card statements. She shoved t

it," Audr

es focusing on the lon

day," Audrey said, her voice dropping to a freezing whisper, "came

owing the massive, draining

shattered heart. "Every single cent she spends on those toys, every dollar she uses to play 'Mommy' with you, is half mine. She is using my

ndeniable logic of the financial statement short-circuited

. She spun around, grabbed a heavy hardcover textbook

e side. The heavy book flew past her ear and slammed i

t the book, the

ike, "your monthly allowance is zero. Your supplementary credit c

rieked, her voice cracking. "I

r her chest. A cold, mockin

e man who is currently playing house with his mistress ha

to fists. She glared at

illow declared, her voice shaking with r

ssing a beat. "That saves us b

her heel and walk

was hovering near the staircase, her eyes

pped in fr

udrey sai

"Y-yes, Mrs

an her room, and you are not to prepare her snacks," Audrey commanded. "She is ten years

en, terrifying authority radiating from the

m. Perfect

ed the master bedroom, and lo

e screen glowed in the dark room. She opened a secure cloud folder and pulled

es, her eyes scanning the dense legal jarg

tal Fault and A

d buried deep in the document, likely to protect Colton fro

he opened a new document and began drafting

ing to ble