The Bet Beneath His Bed

Terms of Engagement

Author: Moth & Meridian

Terms of Engagement

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At two in the afternoon, the family attorney arrives.

Thomas Grier is somewhere in his fifties, with tired eyes and the unfortunate expression of a man who has spent his entire career delivering information nobody wants.

He apologizes for coming so soon. Then he explains that Dad's death has triggered several provisions in the Rovelli family trust.

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