Evelyn’s POV
With shaky hands, I carefully picked up the pile of papers from the hidden compartment of the box. I couldn’t believe it.
My heart was hammering so furiously in my chest, I swiftly placed the papers down on top of the bed, treating them as if they would dissolve from my very hands.
“It’s real,” I whispered to myself.
My mother’s hidden will...It wasn’t a lie. That cloud of doubt that had settled in my mind vanished within seconds.
A rush of giddy excitement spread all throughout. I began to read.
‘Upon my death, I, Katherine Silverwood, hereby bequeath my title and all my assets to my daughter, Evelyn Silverwood...’
My heart caught in my throat as I read on.
‘...Both the house and the land it remains on will fall to her, along with all of its earthly possessions.
