They had lost regular contact over the years.
Receiving a letter from her now was unexpected.
Emma began reading.
Emma,
There is something your father entrusted to me several years ago.
He asked me to keep it safe until Sophie turned eighteen.
I believe the time has come for you to know the truth.
Please come and see me before making any decisions.
With warm wishes,
Elisabeth.
Emma stood motionless.
She read the note again.
Then she turned it over, searching for something she might have missed.
There was nothing else.
Her father had entrusted Elisabeth with something?
Four years after his passing, Emma could hardly imagine what that might be.
Michael had always been straightforward about practical matters. Before his death, he had carefully organized important paperwork and told Emma where to find documents she might need.
Why would he have hidden something from her?
And why was Sophie's eighteenth birthday important?
