"I talked to Mom last night."
"What did she say?"
"What do you think she said?" Marcus scoffs. "She was a total saint. She was very pleasant to me."
"To no one's surprise. She's always been pleasant to you. You'd think she didn't give birth to me."
"I'm also starting to have my doubts about that. She said if you go back home, she'll forgive you for being a horrible daughter, allegedly, and she'll add your name back to her will."
"What did you tell her?"
"To leave her wealth to charity like she threatened she would. It's the only nice thing she's ever done for anyone."
"What did she say about everything else?"
"She didn't say much, but I think she's scared. She's convinced you'll get into trouble for stalking a kid that was legally adopted a decade ago. If everything comes to ligh
