I thought my daughter was ashamed of me—until I uncovered the secret her husband had been hiding for five years

and I got married, we used part of the inheritance to rebuild this place. We thought it’d take maybe a year. That was five years ago.”

Preston laughed softly.

Suddenly, it all came into focus.

This was not a gleaming estate they had been keeping from me.

It was an endless renovation that had spiraled far beyond anyone’s expectations.

“We kept thinking we’d continue reading …