A file on a desk | Source: Midjourney
“What?” I jumped.
« Yeah, he didn’t tell any of you in the end. But I’m sure he had his reasons. Now here’s the thing, Dawn. Your father split the money between you and Charlotte. »
“Does she have a share too?” I said slowly, and my heart sank.
“Yes, Dawn. However, there is one condition. Charlotte must share the house equally with you.”
A teenage girl sitting in a desk | Source: Midjourney
A young girl sits at a desk | Source: Midjourney
I sat up. Suddenly, there seemed to be a way out of this mess.
« If your sister refuses, she gets absolutely nothing. »
The shock must be written all over my face, because he laughed.
“There’s something else,” he continued. “Your father left you this.”
He pushed a letter across the table for me. My hands were shaking as I opened it.
It was my father’s handwriting.
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An envelope on a table | Source: Midjourney
Dawn, my dear,
I know Charlotte, my love. I know what she’s going to do. But you’re smarter than them. You always have been. The money is in a safe. Use it wisely, my girl.
I love you more than anything.
-Dad
A teenage girl reading a letter | Source: Midjourney
A young girl reads a letter | Source: Midjourney
I looked at the bank account details, then froze.
“I don’t know the code to the safe,” I whispered.
The lawyer smiled.