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I stared at her in disbelief.
I had lived on that farm with my grandfather for nearly ten years. While the rest of the family visited on holidays and posed for photos beside the barn, I was the one fixing fences at sunrise, feeding animals during storms, and sitting beside Grandpa during his hospital stays.
“You can’t be serious,” I said quietly.
“Oh, I’m very serious,” she replied. “And legally, you have no claim here.”
se of how quickly she said them. Grandpa had barely been buried, and already she was treating his life like a transaction.
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