Rachel’s eyes widened.
“And to my parents, I leave the house in which they raised me, along with the land surrounding it.”
My mother cried harder.
“To my sister, Emily Carter, I leave the remainder of my personal estate, my investment accounts, and my ownership interest in Reed Agricultural Holdings.”
Jason jumped to his feet.
“What?”
Mr.
Hayes finally looked almost sympathetic.
“Lily had transferred her ownership interest six days before her death.”
Jason shook his head.
“She couldn’t.”
“She could.”
“That company is mine.”
“No.”
Mr.
Hayes closed the folder.
“It was never entirely yours.”
Jason’s face changed.
My father slowly turned toward me.
I whispered,
“What does that mean?”
Mr.
Hayes looked at me.
“Your grandfather established a family trust decades ago.”
I remembered the old ranch.
The one my grandfather had worked until his hands became too damaged to hold tools.
He had always said the land would keep the family together.
