Unexpected Inheritance
: My Frac
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ckground, replaced by a rising sense of dread. I followed the tall man-at least six foot two-with broad s
ence that had settled around us. I glanced back. Jake's mother stood on the balcony, her eyes fixed on m
it open. Blinding sunlight spilled in, for
" I murmure
a good day, Miss," he said,
weight in my chest. The mansion loomed behind me-beautiful, yes, but now ominous. As I walked d
ent, so private, that Jake co
sh air hit me like a wave, but I couldn't shake the unease that clung to my
s, I thought, I'll fin
I couldn't ignore this any longer. I needed to s
-
e's
weeks
. My room felt like a cage. It had been three weeks sinc
by c
s accident. She'd called me home urgently,
ared speak freely around here, sat beside me. He s
tly. "You've been cooped up in this ho
t's Valerie," I said. "She hasn't called, has
bably focused on exams. You disappeared witho
this marriage to her friend's daughter-Jill." The name left a bitter taste in my mouth. "She says Valerie isn't in our class, says marryin
. "A wedding? Man, you haven't even spoken to
to her. Clear the air. I love her, Seb. And I
h her for you. But Jake, you have to be prepared. S
t I need to face that. I need to fight for
hen tapped away on his phone. "A
a sliver of hope s
of the mansion seemed to fade into the background, replaced by a sense of foreboding; I th
contrast to the silence that had fallen between us. I glanced back at Jake's mother, w
revealing a bright sunlight that seemed almost blinding after the dimly l
d, feeling a sense of a
ive, " Have a good day, miss" he said