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of all remaining interests.”
A soft sound broke somewhere in the back of the room.
Not a voice.
Something dropping.
My stepmother leaned forward, her expression tightening.
“What does that mean?” she whispered.
It meant exactly what it sounded like.
My father stood up.
Slowly.
Like the movement itself might change something.
“I’m his son,” he said, his voice continue reading …
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