After the Divorce, I Took My Three Daughters and Moved to California. While My Ex-Mother-in-Law Was Busy Treating My Husband’s Son With Another Woman Like the Heir to Her Fortune, the Housekeeper Suddenly Walked Into a Family Dinner With an Envelope—and One Sentence Left Everyone at the Table Completely Stunned.

“You’ve always been vindictive.”

I almost laughed.

“Then perhaps we’re fortunate I waited seventeen years to show it.”

I hung up.

But Graham still had one final strategy.

Audrey.

I returned from grocery shopping one afternoon and heard voices in the living room.

Graham was sitting across from our oldest daughter.

He had stopped by supposedly to collect several documents.

Instead, he was recruiting her.

“You wouldn’t have to change schools,” he told Audrey. “Your friends are here. Your soccer team is here. Grandma’s here.”

Audrey sat with her laptop closed across her knees.

“What about Mom?”

“Your mom wants California.”

“And Mia and Lucy?”

“They’re young. They’ll adjust.”

I remained in the hallway.

Graham continued.

“You could stay with me. I’ll renovate the upstairs suite for you. And when you’re seventeen, I’ll get you whatever car you want.”

Audrey stared at him.