The Inheritance That Changed Everything Inheriting Grandma’s duplex should have been simple. Amanda got the second floor. I got the first—with the garden and the pool. That was the plan. Straightforward. Clean. Done. But nothing about that house turned out simple. Because that house? That house was hiding something big—something we weren’t ready for. When Grandma passed, she left us what some might call a gift. Others would say it was a test. For Amanda and me, it was both. We sat in the notary’s quiet office, the air stiff

Valentine’s Day didn’t turn out the way Cora had hoped. It started with excitement, a sweet surprise for Eric, and the promise of a wonderful evening. But by the end of the day, everything changed in a way she never saw coming. Cora had spent the morning in a cheerful bubble, not quite believing how happy she felt. Her heart raced as she double-checked her to-do list, making sure everything was perfect. The red velvet cheesecake she’d carefully baked in the shape of a heart, the wine, the food she’d

Amanda’s Revenge – and What Came After Amanda was only a baby when her father walked out on the family. He left without looking back. No letters. No calls. Nothing. Her mother, heartbroken and sick, struggled to raise Amanda alone. And when her mother passed away, Amanda was tossed into the foster care system. Every time someone asked about her parents, the anger in her chest burned like fire. Years later, that fire hadn’t gone out. One evening, Amanda dragged herself home from a long shift at the restaurant. She