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solicitor woul d think she was coming on to him as well.  The thought occurred to her that her father was no longer around to punish her, but years of training couldn’t be pushed away only three days after his death.
     
    The solicitor , Mr. Bernstein, was obviously uncomfortable.  “I apologize for the odd requirements of your father’s will, Ms. Mason,” he was saying. 
     
    Emma’s eyes snapped up quickly.  It was the first sense that she had that something was wrong.  Something terribly, terribly wrong.  The small ray of hope that had been building for the past hour was flickering. 
     
    “Please, let’s just move along,” Emma said softly.  She dropped her eyes, afraid the anger and despair she was feeling would show in her eyes.  Emma didn’t know what her father could do to her from the grave, but she braced herself for the pain he was about to inflict. 
     
    “Ahem,” Mr. Bernstein said again, “According to your father’s last will and testament, all of his money will be held in trust for his grandson.”  Mr. Bernstein straightened his glasses, the movement indicating his discomfiture with the terms.  “Ms. Emma Mason will have access to the funds for six month, allowing her time to plan her wedding.  After that point, she will have access only after she has become pregnant with a son, a sonogram being needed to verify the gender of the child.  This son must come from the union of Mr. Jason Montenegro and Ms. Emma Mason and a DNA test will need to be confirmed once the child is born.”
     
    Emma’s body froze in fear and dread.  The horror was too much and she bowed her head in shame for her father’s terms.  Without hesitation, she shook her head.  “I’ll forego the money.  You can give it to charity or whatever he stipulates if I don’t comply with the terms.”
     
    Mr. Bernstein’s face turned red and Emma knew that the nightmare was only beginning.  “He left a letter for you in case you insist on ignoring his dying orders.”  An envelope was pulled out from under some papers and handed to Emma. 
     
    She took the white envelope wish shaking fingers, determined to not fall victim to her father any longer.  Unfortunately, her father was more diabolical than she could ever have imagined. 
     
    With a stiff chin, Emma read the words, her heart breaking as once again her father won the battle.  The words were horrible and just as vicious as she remembered him being.
     
                  Emma – if you are reading this then that means you have scorned my wealth once again.  You are an ungrateful, evil child who will definitely rot in hell for all the anguish you have caused me over the years with your promiscuous ways . 
     
                  Knowing that there is more than one currency for everyone, I have endeavored to find a way that will ensure your compliance with my will.  In anticipation of your behavior, I have set aside certain clues that will allow you to find your slut of a mother.  Each clue will be given to you once you reach certain milestones.  Marrying Mr. Jason Montenegro will give you the key to a storeroom where all of your mother’s belongings were taken after her departure.  Conception of a child will allow you to have her diary.  It is from this that I have been able to identify her current location.  At that point, you should come to your senses and realize that my money will ensure the security of your child.  But if it does not, and you have not located your mother by that point, there is one final clue which will be given to you once you deliver my grandson. 
     
                  Just so you know, your mother has been fighting for custody of you ever since her ill-thought out departure.  I have been ultimately successful in keeping her filthy, cheating hands off of you
     
                  One more thing.  You can try and search her out yourself.  I warn you though that, given all my