Chapter 5 - Lily Was Already In Grandpa’s Trust
Richard had never told Vanessa the full estate plan.
That became important.
Two years earlier, after Sarah’s husband died, Richard amended his revocable trust.
The villa would remain his while he lived.
After his death, it would not pass directly to either daughter.
Instead, the property would enter a family trust.
Sarah and Vanessa would each receive limited beneficial rights.
But a separate education and housing interest had been created for Lily.
Not ownership of the whole villa.
Not millions of dollars in cash.
A protected interest.
Vanessa knew there was a trust.
She did not know Lily had a specific share.
Until three weeks before the party.
That was when she found a copy of an estate summary in Richard’s study.
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From that moment, Lily stopped being just her niece.
She became an obstacle.
