Chapter 5

"Mr. Riley has his own considerations," said the man with gold-rimmed glasses, his voice calm and unruffled. "I'm Ian Craig, the trustee. The validity of the will has been fully verified; there are no issues."

Simon turned to me, his gaze troubled. "Mom, did you know about this?"

I shook my head in confusion, tears streaming down again. "I didn't know. Norman never told me any of this. Simon, you know I don't get any of this."

Celeste gently took Simon's hand. "Simon, take it easy. Norman just passed away. This really isn't the time to fight over all this."