The Kiss of Death
Florence embraced me the moment she saw me, and tears were streaming down her face as she said, "You've suffered so much. From now on, we'll be your only family, and we'll love you as your parents would have."
I was overwhelmed with gratitude. I swore to love Chester for the rest of my life and treat his mother with the utmost respect, and I married him just a year later.
I always thought his feelings for me had grown over time—from mild affection to pity, and eventually, to love. But back then, I couldn't have imagined that I was walking into a nightmare.
Yes, Florence's words made it sound as though my parents had died chasing after me in their car. But two years ago, I discovered the trut