The morning the will was opened, the flag outside a Riverside law firm hung limp in the heat, and the
That Tuesday, however, the presentation with the Korean businessmen at Torre Esmeralda ended two hours
That first night in the hospital felt like a borrowed hallway, too bright and too quiet for honest sleep.
The signature. Emily remembered watching her father sign his name hundreds of times — on school permission
The clinking of silverware and the low hum of jazz filled La Belle Vie, the most exclusive restaurant
St. Mary’s General Hospital, a beacon of medical excellence in an affluent suburban community, was about
My name is Lily, I’m 26 years old, and I come from a struggling family in the dry, sunbaked region of
I was still in shock when I walked into Cheryl’s office. The hospital had called that morning.
The moment when everything would change. I glanced around the room, weighing my options. Part of me wanted
Wesley Brooks stepped onto the cold marble floor of First National Heritage Bank like it was a church









