I squeeze him just a bit tighter. “I don’t assume I might’ve been ready to do that with out you.”

“Do what, precisely?”

“Reside my life. I’ve been a human robotic for too lengthy, even all the way down to my garments. However I’ve bought to go. I’m alleged to be there by eight. I’m his first appointment, and I need to get this over with.” I seize a pair of slacks and a sweater, together with a few of my favourite flats. Then I slide the garments over my physique as he watches.

“You positive you don’t need me to hitch you?”

“Nah, some issues I’ve to do alone. I’m completely happy to go away all this up to now and begin the brand new yr with out the fear of what my father goes to do.”

He grins. “Have religion.”

I open my mouth, and he presses his finger in opposition to my lips. “Having religion means letting what is going to occur occur.”

* * *

As an alternative of being pushed to my lawyer’s workplace, I select to stroll. The constructing is one block away from Manchester Holdings. As I step onto the busy avenue, I place my palms in my pockets. Extra persons are within the metropolis due to the New 12 months’s Eve celebration tonight. This was one in every of my favourite instances due to the thrill that fills practically each block by my penthouse. Vacationers come from all around the world to see that glittering ball fall from the sky, hoping the brand new yr will ship luck and prosperity.

I like a brand new starting, however often with that comes a chapter closing.

The frigid air brushes in opposition to my cheeks, and I preserve my head down. Inside fifteen minutes, I’m getting into the constructing, taking the elevator to the forty-third ground, and strutting down the hallway. Nelson’s secretary greets me and asks me to sit down, however I kindly inform her I’d want to face.

In two minutes flat, Nelson offers me a agency handshake. He seems me over from head to toe however doesn’t say shit. I feel he is aware of higher. Neither of us makes small speak as we stroll down the hallway towards his workplace. The door clicks closed behind us, and I sit in entrance of his oak desk, a seat I’ve typically occupied.

Company Claire prompts; it’s a model of me that nobody likes. She’s all enterprise and doesn’t care about pleasantries. Proper now, I simply need this to be over.

“Can we please get to it?” I lastly say.

“Proper,” he tells me, pulling out a file folder and sliding it throughout the desk. “Your father despatched this documentation and would really like your signature as quickly as doable.”

I don’t look down on the papers however stare at him. “And also you’d advise me to signal this?”

He laughs, and I furrow my brows. “Claire, he’s providing you with the remainder of your inheritance that your mom left for you.”

“What? What are you speaking about?” My voice doesn’t sound like my very own.

“I’m sorry, I couldn’t let you know over the cellphone as a result of confidentiality. All enterprise concerning this must be performed in particular person to guard the settlement’s integrity.”

I shake my head. “Clarify.”

“While you turned eighteen, you got a few of it. Your mom wished you to have the remaining if you married, except your father launched it to you earlier.”

“Why would he do that?”

Nelson shrugs. “I’m actually unsure. I didn’t get the small print of the whys or hows, simply that this was being performed now. He’s already signed the whole lot to show it over. We’re simply ready in your signature.”

He palms me a pen, and I maintain it tight as I learn over each phrase within the doc. Then, after I get to the tip of the web page, I see a 5 with 9 zeros behind it. “This could’t be right.”

“It’s,” he tells me. “Congratulations. Ms. Claire Manchester, the billionaire.”

My jaw practically hits the ground as I signal my identify throughout the dotted line on the underside. There is no such thing as a extra the daughter of a billionaire after somebody says my identify. And I’m speechless. I already had more cash than I knew what to do with, and I used to be fearful my father had discovered a technique to take it from me and go away me with nothing.

I by no means anticipated this and virtually really feel responsible for making him out to be the villain.

“You may need to contact your monetary adviser if you go away,” Nelson suggests, handing over the unique copies and preserving the others I signed. “So how will you have fun?” he asks.

“By opening a enterprise.” I get up and understand I’m smiling.

“Actually? Resorts and resorts, like your father?”

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