A Mother's Sacrifice, A Billionaire's Game

n and Brittany Alistair emerging from another office. Brit

her eyes sweeping over Sarah dismissively. She looped her a

a smug smile on her face. "I'm Br

She just pressed t

ment for Mary's ashes. A modest memorial park, quie

tant cousin. Ethan was a no-

. It was his, she now realized, but furnished to look like a

ge of another high-profile charity event. Ethan and Brittany,

lock. Ethan walked i

been? I've bee

ther," Sarah said

ds. He pulled a velvet box from his pocket. "I got yo

a larger, more extravagant version of a cheap locket Mary had cheris

said, trying to fasten it aroun

took the box from his ha

give it to her

ed. "What are you t

r, the doorbell rang. It was

s in. This room," she said, gesturing towards the sm

ine. I'm going to stay

d. Ethan just l