The Final Appraisal at the Lake House Before the Family Reckoning

already know the answer but cannot bear the sound of it.

Claire opened her letter next.

She read only a few lines before pressing it to her chest.

“What did it say?” Diane whispered.

Claire shook her head.

“Not now.”

Ruth sat back down beside me.

Mr. Ellis gathered the official papers.

He did not rush us.

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