A house was plenty. I could take care of myself and the baby. That's all I needed.

I wanted a clean break. Those shares would just mean having to deal with him all the time.

Richard's jaw got all tight. "They're yours."

"Those were from your mom, right? Pretty sure she meant them for whoever you ended up with."

He looked shocked. "How'd you know about that?"

No point playing games now, so I came clean. "Heard you talking to ...