I blinked.
“So you weren’t going to destroy this house?”
“Not tonight,” she replied. “But I wanted your father to believe he had finally run out of places to hide.”
She turned to her attorney, who had just entered the room carrying another folder.
“Tomorrow morning, we’ll begin the process of recovering Emily’s trust funds. We’ll also review every transaction made under Robert’s authority.”
My father sank into a chair.
Karen began to protest, insisting she knew nothing about the accounts. Ethan stared at his shoes.
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For once, nobody was laughing.
But the greatest shock came when my grandmother handed me a sealed envelope.
My name was written across the front in my mother’s familiar handwriting.Track Pregnancy
I held it with both hands.
Inside was a letter dated three weeks before she died.
My dearest Emily,
If you’re reading this, you’ve reached the age when you can finally begin making your own decisions. I wish I could be there to see it.
