have to talk about. “Are you okay, Mr. Russell?”
“Oh, yes I am. I’m just thinking about the future.”
“Well that’s a good thing. It’ll take a few weeks before the money and assets can be turned over to you, but once it’s done you’ll be a millionaire. Well with your family, you probably are a millionaire.”
“Just barely, but that’s been through saving and investing during my time in the service,” I informed him. There wasn’t a dime given to me by my grandfather’s family.
“Is that everything?”
“No, there’s more. Here is a key to a savings deposit box and this is the information for it. Please do stop there before you leave.”
“Thank you. I will,” I promised, taking the letter and key.
I left the office feeling confused. I lost the only family member that loved me and yet I was left with everything she could give me. I had to call Vanessa.
“Hey, baby,” I said the instant she answered.
“Oh, Tim! I’m so glad you called,” she said in a rush, almost like she was upset.
“Why, baby? What’s wrong?” I was panicking.
“Nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice.”
“Well then, I’ve got a lot to tell you.”
I spent the next half hour breaking down everything that happened. My flight had to be cancelled again, but I didn’t think I would be forced to stay another week. Not if everything worked out according to plan. The moment I opened the security deposit box, I opened a can of worms. Inside the box was a letter from my grandmother to me.
My dear Timothy,
I wrote this letter for the one day that I wouldn’t be in this world anymore. It’s everything you need to know, even though I wish I didn’t have to tell you. Secrets in this book are dangerous and damaging to the family. It’s my diary. I’ve marked pages that you should skip, but there’s so much that you need to know. I did what I had to do. I love you and I hope that you will forgive me for never revealing the truth and for my crimes. Remember to love hard and with all your heart. Never become cold.
After reading the first ten pages in my rental car, I realized what I learned from her before she passed on was nothing. Lies, theft, and murder were in this book. Its intrigue could rival the greatest crime writers. When I got to one part, I couldn’t read anymore. My parents’ death. He killed them. I cried hard. My grandmother enacted her revenge, and I knew why she waited until she died to reveal everything. She could have been prosecuted.
Instead of going back to the estate after picking up the secrets of the past, I checked into a hotel. I didn’t want any of my “family” knowing that I was still in town. There were too many issues that kept me here, but what those asses didn’t know was that their plans for killing my grandma were a waste of time and lives in prison.
It only took the police three days to get arrest warrants for the entire family. All six of my former family were going to be charged with the murder of my grandmother. I couldn’t wait to see the expressions on their faces when they learned the truth.
To get them all in the same place, the police suggested that they gather at the estate to go over the will. Since I was a part of the family, I was in the will and had to be there. I wanted to tell them and the police let me.
“I knew you couldn’t stay away. What trying to get your greedy hands on our family fortune?” I had the full thing being recorded in my pocket. Damn I loved technology.
“Nope. I’m here to laugh at you fools. I know one of you shits, if not all of you, participated in grandma’s death.”
“That’s a bold statement, and you’ve got no proof.”
“That’s a terrible thing to say Uncle.” I called him uncle in spite. “I loved her more than any of you, hell all of you put together.”
“What’s your point, loser?” My snotty ass cousin said.
“Little snobby bitch, one day you’re going to get over yourself. Did you get enough
“Oh, yes I am. I’m just thinking about the future.”
“Well that’s a good thing. It’ll take a few weeks before the money and assets can be turned over to you, but once it’s done you’ll be a millionaire. Well with your family, you probably are a millionaire.”
“Just barely, but that’s been through saving and investing during my time in the service,” I informed him. There wasn’t a dime given to me by my grandfather’s family.
“Is that everything?”
“No, there’s more. Here is a key to a savings deposit box and this is the information for it. Please do stop there before you leave.”
“Thank you. I will,” I promised, taking the letter and key.
I left the office feeling confused. I lost the only family member that loved me and yet I was left with everything she could give me. I had to call Vanessa.
“Hey, baby,” I said the instant she answered.
“Oh, Tim! I’m so glad you called,” she said in a rush, almost like she was upset.
“Why, baby? What’s wrong?” I was panicking.
“Nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice.”
“Well then, I’ve got a lot to tell you.”
I spent the next half hour breaking down everything that happened. My flight had to be cancelled again, but I didn’t think I would be forced to stay another week. Not if everything worked out according to plan. The moment I opened the security deposit box, I opened a can of worms. Inside the box was a letter from my grandmother to me.
My dear Timothy,
I wrote this letter for the one day that I wouldn’t be in this world anymore. It’s everything you need to know, even though I wish I didn’t have to tell you. Secrets in this book are dangerous and damaging to the family. It’s my diary. I’ve marked pages that you should skip, but there’s so much that you need to know. I did what I had to do. I love you and I hope that you will forgive me for never revealing the truth and for my crimes. Remember to love hard and with all your heart. Never become cold.
After reading the first ten pages in my rental car, I realized what I learned from her before she passed on was nothing. Lies, theft, and murder were in this book. Its intrigue could rival the greatest crime writers. When I got to one part, I couldn’t read anymore. My parents’ death. He killed them. I cried hard. My grandmother enacted her revenge, and I knew why she waited until she died to reveal everything. She could have been prosecuted.
Instead of going back to the estate after picking up the secrets of the past, I checked into a hotel. I didn’t want any of my “family” knowing that I was still in town. There were too many issues that kept me here, but what those asses didn’t know was that their plans for killing my grandma were a waste of time and lives in prison.
It only took the police three days to get arrest warrants for the entire family. All six of my former family were going to be charged with the murder of my grandmother. I couldn’t wait to see the expressions on their faces when they learned the truth.
To get them all in the same place, the police suggested that they gather at the estate to go over the will. Since I was a part of the family, I was in the will and had to be there. I wanted to tell them and the police let me.
“I knew you couldn’t stay away. What trying to get your greedy hands on our family fortune?” I had the full thing being recorded in my pocket. Damn I loved technology.
“Nope. I’m here to laugh at you fools. I know one of you shits, if not all of you, participated in grandma’s death.”
“That’s a bold statement, and you’ve got no proof.”
“That’s a terrible thing to say Uncle.” I called him uncle in spite. “I loved her more than any of you, hell all of you put together.”
“What’s your point, loser?” My snotty ass cousin said.
“Little snobby bitch, one day you’re going to get over yourself. Did you get enough
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