Not only with the money, but with the responsibility that comes with it.
Please remember that its greatest value is not hidden in a bank or a trust.
Its value is what it carries from one woman to another.
Loyalty.
Sacrifice.
Memory.
Love.
Use what comes with it wisely.
And never let anyone convince you that the smallest gift means the smallest love.
You were never given less.
You were given what mattered most.
Mom.
By the time I finished reading, tears had covered the page.
Mr. Bennett quietly looked away, giving me privacy.
My phone began ringing.
Lila.
I did not answer.
She called again.
Then messages began appearing.
I’ll give you fifty thousand.
Then:
One hundred thousand.
Finally:
We can divide the estate equally. That would be fair.
I stared at the screen.
Fair.
