Legacy and Love by Paula Mowery

Author:Paula Mowery
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Prism Book Group

CHAPTER FOUR

The sun was glowing over the mountain ridge that Wednesday morning when Chase knocked at Miss Olivia’s front door. He had tried to give Alex Lyndon time to grieve, but he had to get this settled. He still practiced what he was going to say, because he was unsure how to approach the reason for his visit. The door flew open. Miss Olivia’s granddaughter froze, wide-eyed.

“It’s you.” Her eyes narrowed as she studied him.

“Chase Carson.” He stuck his hand toward her. She fumbled and finally shook it. “You are Alex, right? Miss Olivia’s granddaughter?”

“Uh, yes. I’m glad to see you again because I have some questions about a letter. Please come in.” She kept her eyes on Chase as he brushed by her. She closed the door and gestured toward the sofa. “Please have a seat.”

Alex plunked down in a chair across from him and scrutinized him for a long moment. The silence became uncomfortable—it edged on embarrassing. Finally, he shook his head slightly to clear it or bring it into focus.

“I’m sorry to hear about Mrs. Livingston, I mean, Mrs. Lyndon.”

“Thank you. I’m still not used to the idea that she is gone.” She fingered the arm of the chair, and her shoulders drooped.

“And you say you are her granddaughter. Is that right?” Chase couldn’t be wrong about her identity. He couldn’t afford to tell the wrong person.

“Yes.” Her tone held an edgy or offensive overture. Had his question sounded as if he didn’t believe who she was?

He cleared his throat. “I don’t mean to offend. It’s just that I must make sure who you are before I divulge what I will.”

Her brow wrinkled, and she leaned forward, crossing her arms over her chest. She glanced around the room. “Am I being filmed for some reality show? Those shows where they reveal some secret or long lost loved one and then record the person’s reaction?”

Chase stifled a chuckle.

“Look, I don’t know what this is all about, but I am Alexandra Lyndon. I am the daughter of my Granny Olivia’s only daughter, who is also gone. I just want to know what is going on.” Her voice had a desperate tone, and her hands trembled.

He sighed and smiled at her. “I didn’t come here to upset you. I would never want to do that. Miss Olivia wanted you to know after her death, but no one else.”

Alex rubbed her arms as if a chilly wind had just blown through the room. “Know what?” Her voice shook.

“The letter you received was her royalty check. Your granny was an author. A very popular one at that.”

Her hands dropped to her lap, and her eyes widened. “An author?”

“Yes, she wrote Christian novels—romance and mystery.”

“Why did I never know?”

“She didn’t want anyone to know. At first she used her pen name so she could keep her privacy. Then she also realized over the last few years that her readers might not be as excited about reading romance from a ninety-year-old woman.” He chuckled.

She fell back into the chair, shook her head, and laughed.

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