seen Lily’s name before.
Then I remembered.
The will.
“Jesus.”
I pulled it from the back of the filing cabinet.
That almost made it worse.
Daniel had changed it six months before he died. Most of it was exactly as I remembered.
Me.
Ethan.
Then, near the bottom, there it was.
Lily.
A separate amount had been left in trust for her.
The will.
I remembered asking about it after Daniel died.
I also remembered the answer.
His mother.
I called her.
She answered on the third ring. “Laura?”
A separate amount had been left in trust for her.
“Who was Lily?”
Silence.
“Daniel’s will. You told me she was a relative.”
“A cousin, I think.”
“You think?”
I also remembered the answer.
“It was four years ago.”
“What was her last name?”
“I don’t remember.”
“But you were certain enough to tell me she was Daniel’s cousin.”
She sighed. “
