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Chapter 8
Paul took her over to the bank and took out the safety deposit box for her, he then turned to leave.
"Don't you want to see what's in here?" Sandra asked.
"Some things are better left unknown," Paul hugged her tightly, "Take care of yourself my dear and remember if you ever get into trouble, legally, you know who to call." He said with a smile and then left.
Alone in the room, Sandra opened the box. A thick file folder lay at the top, she removed it, not ready to read anything yet. Underneath lay a velvet box, a keychain with three keys on it and around fifty thousand dollars in cash.
Sandra picked up the money, staring in shock, if that wasn't enough to send her into convulsions, underneath was a piece of paper with a Swiss Bank account number.
She knew her parents had done well for themselves but judging from this they were a gigantic leap from being just well off.
There was another file folder at the bottom, which she put with the rest of the contents and put it all in a bag the bank had given her.
She caught a cab to the nearest hotel hoping she wouldn't be mugged on the way, what with the fifty thousand dollars she had but if she got in that situation, she'd just kick whosever ass mugged her.
Once in the safety of her hotel room, she opened the smaller file folder. In it she found a letter written in her mother's handwriting. A message from the grave.
********************************* Dear Sandra, I secretly hope that you never read this letter and I'm sorry that you have to. I want you to know how much your father and I, love you. We hoped to protect you from all of this and that is the reason for all the lies. I hope you find it in your heart to forgive us. ********************************************** A steady stream of tears were pouring down her face, sobs threatened to take over but Sandra took a deep breath and forced herself to keep reading. ********************************************************************** Enclosed you should find a large file folder, with all theinformation we could compile on you. You will also find
a part of your inheritance along with a number for a Swiss
bank account. There should be enough to keep you living
comfortably, as we know your life will be far from simple,
but then is anyone's? Although money will not compensate
for everything, it may make things easier.
There is also a velvet box, please do not open this, it is a
family heirloom and we want you to give it to the person
you fall in love with, which we know, with a heart like yours
will happen.
***********************************************
Sandra's thoughts strayed to Alex, she wondered what her parents would have thought of him.
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The keys are to a house in Italy on the coast on Capri Island,
we visited it while you were younger but you were probably
too young to remember it. The other is for an apartment here
in New York.
Lastly, before you read the large file folder, we'd like you
to contact a man. We feel he deserves to know the information
as well. His address is on the back of this paper, ask him if his
father's name was Nicholas, then tell him you have information
about his father.
We love you very much and we wish more than anything that we
could be there for you and to help you. We wish the greatest
happiness for you.
Love always,
Mom and Dad
**********************************************************Sandra re-read the letter over several times but instead of making her sad, it gave her some closure and made her feel not so alone.
She was tempted to read the other folder, why should she have to show this to someone else? It was about her and who was to say she could trust this guy? Her parents did though and that was enough for her.
She showered and dressed in a pair of black pants and a red blouse, she stuffed some of the contents of the bag in her purse and the rest she'd deal with downstairs.
It wouldn't be so bad, plus, she could use the company.