She was thr0wn out by his family—only for them to realize too late that the house was hers all along.

bring up the past when we’ve built a life together. But Alice… she was in trouble.”

I folded my arms. “What kind of trouble?”

He hesitated before answering. “Her husband. He’s not a nice man. She told me she was trying to escape, but she had nowhere to go and no one to help her. She said she had to leave as soon as possible.”

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