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Henderson laid the document on the table, covering my untouched plate of roast beef. It was thick, bound in blue paper. The irrevocable transfer of power of attorney and the immediate release of the\u00a0Blackwood Trust<\/span><\/strong>. Forty-five million dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIs this my present, Julian?\u201d I finally spoke. My voice was a whisper, raspy and weak. It took effort to sound this frail.<\/p>\n

Julian laughed, a harsh, barking sound that echoed off the high ceiling. He uncapped a heavy fountain pen\u2014Arthur\u2019s pen\u2014and shoved it into my trembling hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink of it as freedom, Grandma,\u201d he murmured, leaning in so close his breath ghosted over my ear. \u201cFreedom from the burden of numbers you can\u2019t understand anymore. Freedom to just\u2026 sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n

He pressed the nib of the pen against the paper. He pressed so hard that a blot of black ink bled into the fiber, spreading like a bruise.
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Henderson laid the document on the table, covering my untouched plate of roast beef. It was thick, bound in blue paper. The irrevocable transfer of power of attorney and the immediate release of the\u00a0Blackwood Trust. Forty-five million dollars. \u201cIs this my present, Julian?\u201d I finally spoke. My voice was a whisper, raspy and weak. It…<\/p>\n

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