Stolen Grace
"Don't be naive. Wall Street is not a place where a miner's-town girl changes the rules with pretty speeches. My family has roots here. Networks, funds, board seats. You can't pick those up by having dinner with the right men a few times."
I listened quietly. Under that elegant face, what had been hidden for fifty years finally showed itself. A stolen name, a stolen identity, a stolen life, and still the same arrogance. She was not Grace Walker.
Grace Walker was my grandmother, who had died with her eyes open, still whispering the name of the man who had promised to come back.
I tightened my palm and kept my voice cold. "Are you done? Mrs. Hale, the result will not change. Please leave."
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