Chapter 3

At seven, Julian and Ivy left the house. He was wearing the suit I'd ironed, and she was in the dress I'd picked out. They got into the same car, not sparing me a glance.

The housekeeper came over to tidy up the living room. I stopped her. "May, before Ms. Foster moved in, did Julian ever take her anywhere?"

May paused for a moment, keeping her head down and avoiding my eyes. "Mrs. Lockwood, I'm not really supposed to talk about that."

"I'm asking," I said.

She hesitated for a long moment, then lowered her voice. "Mrs. Lockwood, you…