she needed time to think. He gave her three days.
That night she sat at her kitchen table after the children were asleep, looking at the stack of bills in the corner and the light fixture overhead that she kept meaning to fix. Arthur’s house could change everything for her family. She knew that clearly.
But his voice kept coming back to her. Turn it into something that serves the neighborhood.
The next morning, Daniel arrived at her door holding a large box of expensive toys for her children. He said he thought they could talk practically about the situation. He said selling made sense for everyone. He said she could do a lot of good for her family with her share of the money.
She listened and said she needed more time.
Claire came that afternoon with bags of groceries — fresh food, meat, and fruit that Kylie had not






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