My sister kicked me out of the house after our father died, but she didn’t know he planned it.

A lawyer sits at his desk | Source: Midjourney

“Did he know?” “I felt sick.

“That’s why he let me write this report,” he said.

Matthew opened the folder and pulled out a stack of administrative documents.

“Seven years ago, your father inherited a very large sum of money. It was almost two million dollars. It came from a distant relative who had no children, but her father took care of her when she needed help.”

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“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 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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