Her husband cast her out for being “barren”—six years later, he came face to face with the son his own family had secretly hidden from him

purposes only

A lie with flowers.

When Isabella learned that, she sat in Diane’s office and felt the room spin.

“They made people mourn me,” she said.

Diane’s voice was quiet. “They made people stop looking for you.”

That was the true purpose.

Grace had not held a funeral because she believed Isabella was dead. She had held one because a dead woman could continue reading …