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

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 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.

“The clock,” he said simply.

I took the watch off my wrist and turned it over. There were tiny scratches on the back. Four fingers, faint but visible.