Champagne Covered Claire's Dress, But Her Mother's Return Exposed The Secret Richard Had Been Hiding From Both Families For Years
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Chapter 13 - Claire Refused Both Families’ Money
The property sale closed.
Claire received her lawful share through Thomas’s estate.
Richard offered additional money from the Vale family as restitution.
Claire refused.
Evelyn offered to give Claire most of her original settlement.
Claire refused that too.
She did not want every broken relationship translated into a check.
She used part of her inheritance to create an architecture scholarship
in Thomas Mercer’s name.
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The rest went into investments under her control.
For the first time, nobody else managed the information.
