Cold Inheritance

Once Richard signed all the papers, the lawyer quietly left.

That left just the four of them in the living room.

Daphne curled up on the couch, her body wrapped in a tight ball. Tears streamed silently down her face as she sat there, engulfed in deep sorrow.

Valerie sat across from her, watching her with a pained expression. Seeing Daphne so broken, so full of despair, made her own heart ache.

But