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“This letter is from thete Mrs. Larson, meant for you, Ms. Tess. She had been putting aside these assets for your wedding for years. In fact, the items in her will are worth even more than what’s listed in the letter.”
Bemy reached into his jacket, pulled out a brown envelope, and passed it to Tess.
The rough paper brushed against her rough fingertips, and for the first time in a long while, emotion broke through Tess’s hardened heart.
She stared down, her grip tightening around the envelope.
A <i>letter </i><i>from </i><i>Grandma </i><i>… </i><i>She </i><i>had </i><i>been </i><i>nning </i><i>this </i><i>all </i><i>along</i>.
Tess thought she had nothing left to feel–but just touching that letter made her eyes fill with tears, silently turning red.
Bemy’s voice was clear, and Nadine, who stood nearby, couldn’t believe her ears.
<i>That </i><i>old </i><i>woman </i><i>actually </i><i>gave </i><i>Tess </i><i>all </i><i>that</i>? <i>Not </i><i>just </i><i>cash </i><i>and </i><i>shares</i><i>, </i><i>but </i><i>this </i><i>house </i><i>too</i>?
<i>Was </i><i>Tess </i><i>about </i>to kick <i>them </i><i>all </i><i>out</i>?
Nadine’s hands balled into fists inside her sleeves, her jaw clenched tightly.
Sure, she wasn’t rted by blood, but she had grown up in the Embers. That old woman had never liked her, but to leave her absolutely nothing?
Kylie, however, didn’t look shocked. She had always known how deeply her mother cared for Tess.
But when she saw the tears welling up in Nadine’s eyes, her heart gave a jolt.
“This isn’t happening.”
She suddenly cut in, facing Bemy. “I’m her actual daughter, her flesh and blood. I refuse to ept this will.”
“Pardon me?”
Bemy closed the document and gave Kylie a calm but firm look.
“These properties were already registered under the Embers. Since I’m the current head of
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the family, I have the final say. I won’t agree that this inheritance is going to Tess. It should be given to my younger daughter, Nadine.”
As soon as she said that, a strange expression flickered across Bemy’s face. He turned to Tess, curiosity in his eyes.
He’d been Gillian’swyer long enough to know the family well. Henry Ember had joined the Larsons through marriage, gained her trust, and slowly taken over their holdings. Later, many of the Larsons‘ assets were gradually renamed to the Embers over the years, including theirpany.
And to his knowledge, Tess was Kylie’s biological child. <i>So </i><i>why </i><i>would she </i><i>leave </i><i>her </i><i>real </i><i>daughter </i>with <i>nothing </i><i>in </i><i>favor of </i><i>someone </i><i>adopted</i><i>? </i>
Tess caught the look in thewyer’s eyes–and the hint of pity behind it.
She pressed her lips into a tight line.
“I object too. If Grandma left this for me, I’m not handing over a single thing.”
Bemy gave Kylie a regretful nce and shook his head. “Mrs. Ember, the will clearly states Ms. Tess as the legal heir. Unless she gives permission, nothing can be changed.”<fn4c69> Checktest chapters at find(?)ovel</fn4c69>
The room wentpletely still.
Nadine stared at thewyer’s back, panic spreading across her face. “So, everything belonging to the Embers is going to Tess now? Why? She even served time in jail!“.
Kylie’s face darkened with anger. She red at Tess. “You’re really refusing? Who do think you are?
you
“Your grandma was doing just fine until you ruined everything. She cried herself to sleep night after night because of you, and that’s what made her ill! Where were you when she was dying? Where were you when she died without peace?”
Tess bit down hard, but her hands were still shaking.
Those words stabbed straight into her chest.
It was clear they were blood–rted–Kylie knew exactly how to hurt her most.
A bitter smirk crept across Tess’s face, and the taste of blood rose in her mouth.
“And you still have the nerve to im her things?”
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The p echoed loudly and sharply through the air.
Time froze.
Tess held her cheek, her face turned to the side from the blow.
The metallic vor grew stronger in her mouth.
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She had dealt with her mother’s favoritism for years, but being hit like that, in front of everyone, still made her chest burn.
She slowly lifted her head and red at Kylie, her eyes cold.
“Don’t you know who’s responsible for everything?”
Her voice was sharp, and sarcasm filled the room.
She had spent a whole year in prison, and she was innocent.
“Wasn’t Nadine the one who framed me?”
Her voice was soft, like a breeze drifting past.
Kylie’s face showed a sh of guilt.
Back then, Tess had turned to her for help. But it was Nadine who took the files–and then…
Kylie’s eyes shifted ufortably.
She had always known what caused the leak, but …
“I’m still your mother! And Nadine didn’t mean it. You’re strong–why couldn’t you just help her?”
“Help her? You mean take the me?
“If you care about her so much, why didn’t you go to prison in her ce? When you lied in court, did
you remember you were awyer? Did
you were awyer? Did you remember you were my mom?”
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