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Chapter Twenty-Three

As the days passed, each of them in their own way was able to deal with the passing of Greg Wheeler a little better, knowing that he was no longer in pain but in a place where pain could no longer touch him.

One thing that no even his own son knew, was that Greg had talked to an Attorney to have a Will drawn up and that upon his death the Attorney was to contact his son and to express his wishes as to how Greg wanted his estate dealt with.

It was on a dreary day that they got a visitor at the Manor and it was a Jeffery Larson, Attorney at Law and he was there to discuss the reading of the Will of Gregory Nathaniel Wheeler.

Roland showed the gentleman in and went to get the others and as they sat round the dining room table, Jeffery opened his valise and proceeded to read "I Gregory Nathaniel Wheeler, being of sound mind and body do wish to have this Last Will and Testament read and to have what is inside read and done as I see fit."

To Mokuba Kaiba, I leave ten thousand to be used as a start for his College Education.

To Seto Kaiba I leave ten thousand dollars to be used as he wants.

To Roland O'Brien I leave ten thousand dollars to be used as he wants.

To my granddaughter Cassandra Marie Wheeler, I leave fifty thousand dollars to be used for her College Education.

And to my son Joseph William Wheeler, I leave the deed to my house and everything in it and one hundred thousand dollars.

Everyone sitting there couldn't believe what this Attorney was saying till they opened the envelopes and saw the Cashier Checks for the amount that was stipulated in the Will.

Then Jeffery went on to say, in addition the follow is to be given to each person.

To Mokuba Kaiba I want him to have my complete Law Books because he once said that he to be an Attorney.

To Roland O'Brien I also leave my gun collection because I know that he will love to have them.

To Seto Kaiba I leave my complete set of Shakespeare Collection because he really expressed his love for them.

To my granddaughter, I want her to have the following pieces of jewelry that she will find in then box my Attorney has. As Cassandra opened the box inside she found pieces of very old and beautiful pieces that once belonged to her grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother.

And finally to my son Joseph I leave him all of my photographs of our family and in them he will find letters his mother wrote to him that he never got because I was a bitter old man and I pray that he can forgive me for it.

Jeffery gave each of them the piece of paper what was stipulated in Mr. Wheeler's Will and then he stood up and said to Joey "your father was one of the kindest men that I've ever met and it was my pleasure to have been his Attorney." He then stood and shook Joey's hand and then Roland showed him out.

As they each sat there not knowing what to do or say, Cassandra said "daddy, he really loved us and please let go of the past and let grandpa's love showed over us."

Joey smiled at this daughter through his tears and he softly said "baby, I already have. I love my father and mother even though I went through a period of my life wanting to hate them. I will always love my mom and dad."

One of the guards at the front gate rang the house saying "there's a moving van here and they said that they had the rest of Mr. Gregory's belongings." Roland told him to allow them to come in and then he went outside and "instructed them where to bring the things inside and where to put the things."

When they were gone, all of them opened the boxes with their names on them and inside they found treasures beyond their wildest dreams and as they sat there on the floor going through each box they all thought back with fond memories on the man that they called friend, grandpa and dad with smiled and tears.

Today is Cassandra's birthday and as she opened her eyes there on her pillow was a pink rose and a note saying "Happy Birthday, angel baby."

She sat up and picked up the rose and after putting on her robe and went downstairs to thank her daddy for the rose and as she hugged him and showed him the rose he had a questioned look on his face and said "honey, I didn't leave that rose on your pillow and then he noticed the handwriting and tears filled his eyes and he whispered, your momma left that for you." A/N: I really believe that miracles like this can happen, that our loved ones can leave us things to remember them by.

Cassandra looked at him and she started to cry and she asked him "why now?"

Joey then smiled and said "we talked after you were born that on your sixteenth birthday we would give you a pink rose to let you know that today you were on your way to becoming a woman and that we wanted you to know that you will always be our angel sent down from heaven to bring happiness to our lives and you've done just that."

As she sat on her father's lap crying tears of joy and sorrow because her momma wasn't there with them, she said "I'm a very lucky person because I have all the love of all of you and then she bowed her head and softly said, Dear God in Heaven please take care of my momma, grandma and grandpa and tell them everyday how much we miss them and will love them forever and someday we will be together. Amen.

Joey wiped tears from his eyes as she said that and he added silently his own prayer to keep his wife, and his parents in God's loving hands forever."

Then Joey reached across the table and got a couple of tissues for them to wipe their faces with and he said "when you get home from school today, we have a surprise for you."

She smiled and kissed his cheek and then she said "I'll go get ready for school" and as she stood up her stomach made a noise and they laughed and then Joey said "I think that we'll have breakfast then."

As she went upstairs, Seto came into the room and he noticed that Joey had tears running down his face and he knelt beside his chair and asked "hey, what's wrong?"

Joey touched the side of his loves face and told him what had happened and Seto smiled and said "our little girl is growing up and her momma wants her to know just how much she is loved and to guide her along her way."

Joey kissed him and said "I love you and will for the rest of our lives together and then long after."

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Chapter Twenty-Four Coming Up...