“How much is in it?” I asked, expecting an amount I could barely imagine, perhaps enough to cover a few months of rent.
He took a slow breath.
“Based on the records,” he said, “the account includes holdings valued around $8.4 billion.”
I felt the room tilt.
Billion. Not million.
I stared at him, certain I had misunderstood.
He repeated it, calmly.
And I realized my father had not been dramatic. He had been protecting something.
The Letter My Father Left Behind
The liaison slid an envelope across the table. My name was written on it in my father’s handwriting.