I could only be grateful that poverty had taught me the lesson his father’s wealth had hidden from him.

Chapter 18 — The Harrison and Clara Vance Endowment

Mr.

Sterling let out a quiet sigh, and shut his briefcase.

“They will try to appeal, Evelyn,” he said.

“But they have no legal standing whatsoever.

The money, the properties, the accounts.

They are all yours.