Chapter 10

Knowing she didn't have much time left, my mom refused to stay in the hospital. I couldn't talk her out of it. After getting the doctor's approval, I brought her home. When Benedict Cole learned about my mom's condition, he offered to come over and take care of her. My mom said she wanted to spend her final days with me and sent him away. That struck me as strange. Benedict Cole had always been a smooth talker. Like his father, he knew exactly how to flatter people, and he had always treated...