“He used my baby picture,” Max announced, “to sell nonexistent Asian babies to infertile couples desperate to adopt.” “Oh!” Britta’s expression became even more horrified. “Oh, my God!” “He’s the reason Max’s mom is in prison,” Charlie tossed in. Stevie took another sip of water. “As my legal guardian—” “Which he wasn’t,” Charlie added. “—he sold all the rights to my early music. Music that is now worth millions and millions of dollars. I haven’t seen a cent from any of it.” Max popped more peanuts into her mouth before noting, “You hear her music in expensive car commercials all the time.”
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