While My Cousins Whispered About The Luxury Cars They Planned To Buy, I Sat Silently In The Back Row—Until The Lawyer Read My Grandfather’s Final Secret

About a month after arriving in San Maro, my phone began ringing nonstop, and I saw Luke’s name appear on the screen. After hesitating briefly, I answered because I wanted to hear what he had to say now that rumors were beginning to spread.

“Jade, what the hell is going on? We just got a call from some investigator saying you’re running hotels in Europe,” Luke yelled into the phone. I could hear Skylar and my parents arguing behind him, their voices filled with greed and confusion.

“I am exactly where Grandpa sent me, Luke, and I am quite busy right now,” I replied calmly, fully aware that my composure would only make him angrier. I no longer felt obligated to justify myself or defend my inheritance to someone who had spent years ridiculing me.

“You stole that money from us, you manipulated an old man while he was sick!” Luke screamed before I quietly ended the call. I understood that this was only the beginning of the chaos, but for the first time in my life, I felt completely ready to handle it.…continue reading …