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ELIJAH

Author: Love Hart
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I stood on the terrace, phone in hand, staring out at the quiet view outside. Rafael was calling. I answered immediately.

"Any updates?" I asked, straight to the point.

"I don't know how to describe it. Elisse is still grieving. Matthew—your brother—he's moving fast," Rafael said cautiously.

"What now?" I asked, already sensing where this was going.

"He's hired a lawyer. One of those quiet but deadly types. He’s pushing to revisit the inheritance division—yours, Veronica’s, and his."

I let out a quiet sigh, rubbing the back of my neck. "Let him. I don’t care about the inheritance."

"I know," Rafael replied. "But he’s spinning it like you’ve disappeared, like you walked away from everything. He wants full control."

"Then let him think that." My voice was calm, firm. "I didn’t walk away from everything. Just from the parts that never mattered to me."

There was silence for a moment on his end.

"Alright," he finally said. "Just thought you should know."

"Thanks," I murmured, glancing back
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