Chapter 48: A Warm First Meeting, and $100 Million Takes Flight!

Early the next morning, River Lyson warmed two glasses of milk in the kitchen and carried them to the coffee table in the living room. Renee was still asleep. The bedroom door was closed. Her phone alarm rang twice before she quickly silenced it. River Lyson knocked on the door. "Get up. A big sister is taking you out to lunch today." Silence followed for several seconds. Then came the rustle of blankets. The door opened, revealing Renee with her hair in a tangled mess. Her eyes, however,...