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Chapter 5: The Last Gift.

Author: Terasomdi
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-22 04:35:34
(Patricia's POV)

The car stopped in front of a huge and luxurious mansion. It was three times bigger than the house I once shared with Mason. Everything shouted old money and prestige.

“Are you ready, ma’am?” James asked from the passenger seat, his voice warm and soft.

Ready? I was nowhere near ready. My life had changed in a few hours. We’d driven straight from the hospital to the late Mr. Smith’s house... the house I apparently owned now. Mr. Smith had left everything to me. Everything. How could I ever be ready?

I didn’t tell James that. I simply nodded. He climbed out and hurried to open the back door for me.

As soon as I stepped down, heads bowed. People in different uniforms stood in line before the mansion, and a red carpet ran from where I stood to the front door. The whole place was decorated with flowers, as if a lost princess had returned.

My heart melted. I never thought I’d have a place like this. Not in this life. I never guessed fate had such plans for me. T
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