my life earning money.
I have spent my final years learning that money cannot buy the thing I wanted most.
Family.
This young woman gave me that without asking for anything in return.
So I am giving her something money cannot replace either.
A home.
A future.
And the knowledge that somewhere in this world, she will always have a grandfather who was proud of her.”
I covered my face.
I couldn’t stop crying.
But then the lawyer said something that made the entire room go silent again.
“There is also a letter addressed specifically to you.”
He handed me a sealed envelope.
My hands trembled as I opened it.
Inside was a single handwritten page.
The handwriting was uneven.
Large.
Careful.
I recognized it immediately.
His.
I began reading.
“My dear girl,
If you’re reading this, I’ve already gone somewhere you cannot follow yet.
Don’t cry too much.
You
