Margaret lifted the plate of fries high above Dany’s head just as my three-year-old reached for one.
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Chapter 21 / 27
Chapter 21 - THE ESTATE WITHOUT A MATRIARCH
Margaret entered custody.
The Bennett estate did not vanish.
Independent trustee reviewed costs.
Too large.
Too expensive.
Margaret’s occupancy rights paused.
Chelsea did not want it.
I did not want it.
The trustee proposed sale.
Family Reserve approved after court review.
Property sold to a retreat center.
Proceeds returned to Legacy structure after debts and adjustments.
I took nothing as furniture except Dad’s wooden reindeer.
Not because it was valuable.
Because it had held the password.
Dany loved it.
He painted one antler blue.
I let him.
May you like
Dad would have approved or complained theatrically.
Either way, his problem.
