I paused, pressing the page to my lips.
Then I continued.
Now you must make one final choice.
By the time you read this, the courts will recognize you as Claire Rose Bennett. The Bennett trust, the Vale company shares inherited through Evelyn, and my estate will pass under your control.
Together, they are worth more than you can imagine.
But wealth was never the inheritance I wanted for you.
Your real inheritance is the chance to end what money did to our family.
Use it well, little troublemaker.
Below the signature, Carl had added:
P.S. The wedding ring is real gold. I was sentimental, not cheap.
I looked at the simple ring on my finger and began laughing so hard that Daniel thought something was wrong.
“What did he write?”
I handed him the letter.
Daniel read it, shook his head, and smiled.
“He planned everything.”
“Almost everything.”
