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I slid a finger under the seal.
Inside was a formal notice requesting my presence within forty-eight hours regarding “time-sensitive property documentation connected to the estate of Margaret Mercer.”
My grandmother.
I read that sentence three times.
Grandma Margaret had died almost three years earlier.
According to my mother, there was nothing left to discuss.
That was exactly what Elaine Mercer had told me over the phone after the funeral.
“Your grandmother’s affairs were very simple, Claire. Medical bills consumed most of the estate. Vanessa received some jewelry because Margaret specifically wanted her to have it. There are a few keepsakes for you. Nothing substantial.”
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