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The Phone Call That Changed Everything

My phone buzzed, jolting me from my daze. An unknown number flashed across the screen. I almost ignored it—what good news ever comes from a strange number?

Still, something deep inside told me to answer.

“Ms. Emma Hayes?” a calm voice said. “This is David Lin, attorney with Lin & McCallister. I’m sorry to disturb you, but I have urgent news regarding your great-uncle, Mr. Charles Whitmore.”

The name froze me in place. Charles Whitmore. A man I hadn’t spoken to since I was a teenager. My parents used to talk about him—brilliant, stubborn, wealthy beyond measure—but after they passed, contact with that side of the family had simply disappeared.

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