Chapter 3

She'd gripe that Earlene looked too much like me and not at all like Kurt, and that I didn't measure up to Lina in any department.

When Earlene died in that so-called accident, all Marion did was rag on me endlessly and heap blame—she never shed a tear for Earlene.

The entire Stout family was a pack of heartless snakes.

All that bottled-up fury and resentment hit its breaking point, and I yelled, "Skip the godmother nonsense—just let Kurt marry Lina already, so your cozy little family can reunite!"

Just then, Kurt strode in from outside. Overhearing me, he scowled…