Years later, I sat beside her at a family party—our grandchildren playing nearby.
Funny how things turn out.
They once looked down on me.
Now, we called the same boy “our son.”
And I’ll never forget the moment I stood on that stage… and finally got the respect I’d earned.
“You should have.” He flinched again. But he didn’t argue. Then, like the universe shifting its weight, the Washington empire began to wobble. Howard’s real estate projects…
much. I never did. But that particular day, I had woken up with a little hope. Maybe Amanda would remember. Maybe Robert would show up with the…
