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PART 1: The Intruder in the Garden<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cYou should start packing your bags right away, because the moment they read that will tomorrow, this entire estate is going to be ours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tabitha\u2019s voice sliced across the white rosebushes before I had even lifted my head from my work.<\/p>\n

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Her costly heels sank into the damp earth of my father\u2019s garden as though she were walking a fashion runway instead of stepping across the soil he had tended for half his life.<\/p>\n

I kept trimming the dead branches with my pruning shears, working slowly and precisely, exactly as my father had taught me when I was young.<\/p>\n

He always said to keep a steady hand while avoiding unnecessary damage to anything still alive.<\/p>\n

He had planted those particular roses on the day I married Calvin, explaining that white represented new beginnings.<\/p>\n

Looking back now, the irony was nearly unbearable. Those same flowers had remained while my twelve-year marriage came apart.<\/p>\n

They had survived even after my former husband left me for his assistant\u2014the woman now standing in front of me, wrapped in expensive perfume and absolute entitlement.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood morning, Tabitha,\u201d I said softly, denying her the satisfaction of eye contact.<\/p>\n

She gave me the sugary, artificial smile she always wore when she planned to humiliate someone quietly.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverett\u2019s will is being read tomorrow morning, and Calvin and I think it would be best if we talked like adults before things get uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wiped my dirt-covered hands against my gardening apron and rose to my full height.<\/p>\n

Even in her absurd designer heels, she was still several inches shorter than I was.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is absolutely nothing for us to talk about, as this is my father\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is actually your father\u2019s estate,\u201d she corrected, lingering over the final word.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalvin was like a son to him for a very long time, so the least we can expect is to receive what is rightfully ours.\u201d<\/p>\n

The weight of the metal shears felt heavy in my hand as a cold wave of anger moved through me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you talking about the same Calvin who cheated on his wife with his own secretary?\u201d I asked, keeping my voice low and controlled.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, please, all of that is in the past now,\u201d she said, flicking one hand as though brushing away an annoying insect.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverett forgave him, and they continued to go to the country club together every Sunday right until the very end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The end had arrived too quickly for all of us.<\/p>\n

Only three weeks had passed since we buried my father after an eight-month struggle with illness.<\/p>\n

I had not had enough time to tell him everything I wanted to say or ask why my brother, Kyle, had pulled away from me and moved closer to Calvin.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father didn\u2019t leave Calvin a single cent,\u201d I said firmly, certain that my father had many flaws but foolishness was never one of them.<\/p>\n

For an instant, Tabitha\u2019s confidence flickered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will see about that tomorrow, especially since Kyle doesn\u2019t seem to agree with your assessment.\u201d<\/p>\n

A chill ran through me at the mention of my brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you been speaking with my brother behind my back?\u201d<\/p>\n

She moved closer and lowered her voice into a private hiss.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s just say he has helped me understand your father\u2019s true mental state during those final months.\u201d<\/p>\n

I tightened my grip on the shears until my knuckles whitened and my fingers began to ache.<\/p>\n

My father always said roses should be handled firmly but never harshly because even their sharpest thorns served a purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet off my property, Tabitha,\u201d I told her, \u201cbefore I forget how to be polite to a guest.\u201d<\/p>\n

She released a short, dry laugh that scraped against my nerves.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour property? How sweet of you to think that you can keep this fortune all for yourself while the rest of us just sit back and watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father built every inch of this house and planted every tree with his own hands, so this isn\u2019t just about money to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWake up, because everything in this world is about money,\u201d she snapped.<\/p>\n

\u201cTomorrow you are going to learn that lesson the hard way.\u201d<\/p>\n

She turned toward the gate, but before leaving, she threw one final cruelty over her shoulder.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really should start packing, because Calvin and I are going to remodel the second we move in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to start by ripping out these old fashioned rosebushes since everything here needs a more modern look.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her heels clicked along the stone path until she disappeared.<\/p>\n

I looked down and realized my muddy hand had crushed several delicate petals.<\/p>\n

I took out my phone and called a number I knew from memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cAttorney Penelope, it\u2019s me,\u201d I said as soon as she answered.<\/p>\n

\u201cTabitha just came here to threaten me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her professional voice immediately shifted into concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat exactly did she say to you, Paige?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said exactly what we were afraid of, so I need to know if you can come over right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am on my way,\u201d she replied firmly, \u201cand you shouldn\u2019t worry because your father thought much further ahead than any of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

After ending the call, I noticed something trapped beneath the leaves of one rosebush.<\/p>\n

It was a small envelope, damp from the morning dew and marked with my father\u2019s unmistakable handwriting.<\/p>\n

My name appeared on the front.<\/p>\n

I lifted it with trembling fingers.<\/p>\n

The paper seemed heavier than it should have, as though it carried one final move in a game I had not realized we were playing.<\/p>\n

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