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When I walked in, all three of Richard’s children were already there.
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No one greeted me.
On the lawyer’s desk sat a small wooden box.
There was no will in sight.
No huge piles of documents.
Just that box.
Rebecca leaned back in her chair with a barely noticeable smile.
The lawyer looked at me.
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“Richard left very clear instructions.”
Everyone was silent.
Slowly, he pushed the wooden box toward me.
Then he said:
“He made sure you received exactly what you deserve.”
Rebecca quietly laughed.
I looked at her but said nothing.
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And when I reached for the lid, a strange feeling suddenly came over me.
I began to wonder whether Richard knew something about me that I had never told him.
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My hands were shaking as I opened the wooden box.
There was no jewelry inside.
