Chapter Eleven: The Manipulator

Emma drove straight to the Reeds family mansion, her fingers tightened around the steering wheel the entire way. The familiar iron gates came into view, and she exhaled slowly, composing herself. She needed to look like a woman in pain, not a woman with a plan.

Nathan's mother had always had a soft spot for her. From the moment Emma placed a grandson in her arms, she had become the old woman's favorite daughter, more than her daughter-in-law. It was a card Emma