Chapter 2: Your Signature Did
PART 2 ⬇️
I drove home with Ellie still asleep against my shoulder and my hands completely steady on the wheel.
That surprised me.
I thought I would cry.
I didn't.
My father used to say: *The Kingsley women don't break.
They wait.*
I finally understood what he meant.
By the time I reached the house, three missed calls from Grant were already on my regular phone.
I didn't answer.
The fourth call was from a number I didn't recognize.
I answered that one.
"Mrs.
Mercer." The voice was calm.
Professional.
"My name is Daniel Holt.
I'm a senior investigator with Kingsley Family Legal.
Your father asked me to contact you if this day ever came."
I stopped walking.
"He knew?"
"He knew everything.
He just hoped he was wrong about Grant."
My throat tightened.
"The BLUEBIRD file—"
"Is only part of it." A pause.
"Mrs.
Mercer, the woman in the lobby today?
She isn't just your husband's mistress.
She's listed as Ellie's emergency legal guardian in documents filed eight months ago."
Ellie stirred against my shoulder.
I looked down at my daughter's sleeping face.
Eight months ago, she was barely two years old.
"Who authorized that?" My voice came out barely above a whisper.
Daniel's answer made me grip the phone so hard my knuckles went white.
"You did, Mrs.
Mercer.
At least…
your signature did."
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