CHAPTER 12: THE GRANDFATHER'S GIFT
After the trial, I went back to the mansion.
It was empty. My father had moved to a smaller house. Grant had disappeared. My mother was in prison.
The place felt cold. Dead.
But I knew what I had to do.
I walked to the study and opened the safe again. I took out the documents my grandfather had left me.
There was one more thing. A letter, folded and sealed with his signet ring.
I opened it.
Evie,
If you're reading this, you've already won. I knew you would.
I'm proud of you.
The house is yours now. All of it. The mansion. The lake house. The Florida property. Everything.
Use it to build a life. A real life. The kind of life I should have had.
And remember: you are stronger than you think.
With all my love,
Grandfather
I held the letter to my chest.
May you like
I had everything I needed.
And I was finally free.
