"Doing this to Olivia is unforgivable! Maddie, if you hate me, don't take it out on Olivia. If you'd made a funeral portrait of me, I wouldn't be this angry."

Jason's hands tightened around my throat. I didn't resist, letting him vent his anger.

As the air left my lungs, I reached toward the side of the sofa and grabbed the cremation certificate.

I thrust the document into Jason's face.

He stared at the words above, reading them over and over in disbelief.

Finally, his grip loosened, and he collapsed onto the floor.