I ARRIVED AT MY BEACH HOUSE EXPECTING PEACE-YILUX

son, or his wife, any legal right to my beach house?”

There was no hesitation.

“No.”

One word.

Solid.

Final.

Something in my chest shifted.

“Are you sure?” I asked.

“I handled your estate myself after your husband passed,” he said. “That property is solely in your name. No shared ownership. No transfer. No clause that allows anyone to occupy it without your continue reading …