The next few days passed uneventfully, and Nyla's tension eased a little.

Just after she and Mason finished dinner on Friday night, she suddenly received a call from Brandon.

"Aunt Nyla, can you bring Buddy to the hospital right now?" Brandon asked.

Nyla paused for a moment before speaking. "What happened?"

She wasn't particularly close with Brandon, so why would he suddenly ask her to come to the hospital? Could something have happened to Damon? The thought made her heart skip a beat, and her face paled.

"My grandfather passed away late last night. The lawyer came today to read the will, and he said both you and Buddy need to be present," Brandon explained.

Nyla was shocked. She hadn't expected Richard to pass away so suddenly.

She asked again, "Didn't he seem to be in good health not long ago?"

The doctor did say he was

you're available, could you please bring Buddy over? Grandpa must have left something

"Even if he left

she never expected anything from him, let alone now that he was

brief silence on the other end of the line before Brandon's somewhat helpless voice came through again. "But if you don't come, the lawyer won't read the will. Everyone has to be present. Could you please come this one time?" Remembering how Brandon had helped Valarie before, Nyla thought momentarily and eventually

...

took about an hour for her to arrive at

the room were Brandon, Cyrus, Anne, and

people here for the reading of my father's will? If I'm not mistaken, she's already divorced from Clark, right?

sharp and unpleasant, barely stopping short of outright insulting Nyla. Naturally, Nyla had no intention of

directly at Anne, "It's because part of Dad's will pertains to her and Buddy. Feel free to take it up with Dad if you're unhappy

turned pale as she pointed angrily at Damon. "What do you mean by that, Damon?! Are

her a cold glance. "If you keep treating them this way, my

that when Damon lost

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