She nodded slowly. “Yes. But before we proceed, I need to ask you a few questions. These are… sensitive matters. It’s not just about the money, but about what you’ll do with it.”
I didn’t know how to respond. All I could think about was the card in my hand, the weight of it, the world it was about to open up to me. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but I knew I couldn’t back out now.
The teller took a deep breath, as if bracing herself. “Emily, your father didn’t just leave you wealth. He left you something far more valuable—a legacy, a power. And if you’re not careful, it can destroy you.”
Her words hung in the air like a warning I wasn’t sure I was ready to hear. The world I was about to enter was nothing like the one I’d left behind. And if I wasn’t careful, I might lose everything.
But for now, I had no choice. I had nothing left to lose.
The air in the small office felt suffocating. The teller’s words echoed in my mind as I tried to process what she had just said. A legacy? A power? My father, a quiet, reserved man, had left me something far more than just money. It was hard to believe. The more I thought about it, the more I realized how little I truly knew about him.