I was under anesthesia when it wore off too early. I couldn’t open my eyes, but I heard my son’s wife tell the surgeon: “If something goes wrong, don’t call her lawyer. Call me first.”

your heir.”

“He was.”

Her face changed instantly.

Malcolm adjusted his glasses calmly. “Mrs. Whitmore amended her trust six months ago. Daniel receives only a modest annuity, contingent upon taking no legal action against the estate. Vanessa receives absolutely nothing. Every property is locked under the Whitmore Foundation for the next fifty years.”

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