expensive suits, and Kylie overheard them murmuring about the estate. None of them looked in her direction or asked who she was.
After the service, the attorney approached her.
He asked if she was Kylie. She said yes. He introduced himself as Thomas and told her that Arthur had specifically requested her presence at the will reading that afternoon.
She asked if he was certain.
He said he was very certain.
The Recording
They sat at a long table in Thomas’s office later that afternoon.
Arthur’s children sat across from Kylie. Claire leaned toward her brother and asked quietly who she was. He said he had no idea. Kylie looked straight ahead and said nothing.
Thomas explained that Arthur had left specific instructions in both written form and an audio recording, and that they would listen to the recording first.
He pressed play, and Arthur’s voice came through the speaker.






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