"1 million dollars? You really don't hold back, do you?" Clara's eyes were filled with disdain. Aiden was just her nominal father now. Clara had no more regard for him.

"Without 1 million dollars, don't even think about your mother's belongings," Aiden said plainly, his intent clear. He wanted money.

"Is that Clara's voice?" A faint, somewhat weak voice suddenly came from upstairs.

Clara froze instantly. 'It's Grandma!'

Her grandmother, Elodie Taylor, had always been ...