ADVERTISEMENT
Daniel stepped forward.
“Why are you here?”
“I’m done waiting. We need to talk.”
“About what?” I asked.
“About what belongs to me.”
“This house. It was bought by your mother and me. After she died, everything became mine.”
“You’re serious?”
Dad nodded.
“For what?” I asked.
“My life. My girlfriend and I are moving in.”
Daniel turned sharply.
“It’s fine,” I said.
“If that’s how it is.”
Dad smiled.
“Good. I knew you’d be reasonable.”
“When do you want to come back?”
“Tomorrow. Around two.”
“Alright. Come. I’ll have everything ready.”
After he left, Daniel demanded,
“What are you doing?”
“Setting a trap.”
That night, we pulled out every document we’d saved.
“Guardianship,” Daniel murmured.
“Adoption paperwork,” I added.
Then I remembered Mom’s voice in the hospital. Talk to the lawyer.
The next day, Dad returned—confident.
“Well?” he said. “I hope you didn’t waste my time.”
Then a man stepped forward.
“Good afternoon. I’m the family attorney.”
Everything changed.
“That’s the deed,” the lawyer said.
“Revised.”
“The will,” he continued. “Updated.”
“And these,” he added, “are the guardianship and transfer filings.”
Dad protested.
“She wouldn’t do that.”
“She did,” I said quietly. “Because she knew you.”
Continue reading…