PARTE 2: La carta que mi madre nunca quiso que leyera

When he came back, he placed a folder on the table.

“What’s that?”

“The trust documents.”

I stiffened.

“You don’t have to read them now,” he said. “But they’re yours.”

I opened the folder.

The first page explained that Claire had established a fund to support housing, education, and medical care for me—without conditions, without repayment, and without requiring me to live in Daniel’s home.

The second page transferred ownership of a small apartment above one of the Margaret House Foundation’s community centers.

I looked up.

“An apartment?”

“Temporary housing.