"Do you have a good impression of a person who married a dead man for money?"
Without looking back, Opal looked me into my eyes through the rearview mirror.
He didn't drive fast. I saw contempt in his eyes. It seemed I was a foul stray dog in his eyes.
I felt humiliated for the first time after my arrival at Costsley.
A few months ago, Grandma found out that I was a Smith. Then, she locked me in the woodshed and sent word to the Smith family that they would have to make generous compensation if they wanted me back.
200 thousand dollars!
I thought that Grandma was asking for the moon.
However...
To the Smith family, this figure meant a new bag or a family gathering.
Opal had given me 30 thousand dollars as compensation for that broken necklace. Back then, he wa
