I was its sole beneficiary.
“These assets do not pass through his will,” Mr. Grant said. “Your inheritance challenge does not give you control over them.”
One attorney hurried through the documents, then leaned toward Adrian and whispered. Adrian’s face reddened.
“You stole what belonged to us!”
“I took nothing from you,” I answered. “Your father made these arrangements himself.”
I raised the photograph so he and Celia could see it.
“And there is something he never told you. Before he was your father, he was mine.”
Celia stared at the little girl in the yellow raincoat.
“That’s impossible. Our mother was his only family.”
“He abandoned my mother and me to marry into yours. I learned the truth today.”
Adrian’s attorney pulled him aside and urged him to leave. He warned that they needed to examine the new evidence before making further accusations or risking counterclaims.
