My narcissistic mother shoved my pregnant wife in a courthouse and laughed—but she had no idea the ruthless attorney behind me was about to change everything.

arrogant presence he had carried into the room dissolved, leaving behind a frightened, perspiring man who grasped that his client was about to drag him into a federal indictment.

“Eleanor,” Pendelton hissed, all theatrical warmth gone from his voice. He shoved the documents back across the table as though they scorched him. “You lied to me. You sat continue reading …