Relentless Hope (Resilient Hearts) by Cassidy Ashley

Author:Cassidy, Ashley [Cassidy, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-22T07:00:00+00:00

I study Aiden’s face as the letter is being read and see the range of emotions playing on his face, disappointment, anger, confusion, and if I’m not mistaking, a hint of excitement.

“What does this mean?” he asks when Steve is finished reading.

“Exactly what it said. He has set out specific instructions for a series of experiences he wants you to go through and a scoring scheme for scoring your performance during each experience. Each will have a different length which may vary depending on your progress, but you should expect the whole experiment to last anywhere from six months to a year and a half. The amount of your inheritance will be determined based on your total score on the experiences and a few other markers that will be gauged at the end of the whole experiment. If you decide to take this route and quit in the middle, you won’t receive anything. Let me know one week from today, if you want to give this a try or not.”

“What are these experiences?” Aiden asks in confusion.

“I can’t tell you what they are. You will know what the first one is if you decide to try it. Then each next experience will be revealed after the previous one is finished, but not before.”

“This is really stupid. Why couldn’t he just give me something like all the other people here today?” he asks in exasperation.

“Because he loved you too much,” Lou chimes in.

Aiden snorts. “Yea, sure... No, he always wanted to make my life difficult. I just never thought he would keep doing that from beyond the grave too.” He turns to leave the room.

I grab my purse to leave when I see Aiden about to head out, but Steve’s voice stops me.

“Aleah–you should stay. There’s a letter for you too.”

Aiden turns his questioning eyes to me and I shrug my shoulders to let him know I am as clueless about this as he is. He is about to sit back down in a chair, when Steve turns to him.

“Your portion is done, Aiden. You can leave now.”

“I’d like to hear this,” Aiden responds.

“You can’t. David wanted this letter to be read to Aleah only.”

Aiden’s demeanor changes instantly, going from calm to furious in a second. He turns an accusatory glance at me, his eyes burning a hole through my face. “She can sit through my letter, which was very private, by the way, and I can’t hear hers?” he asks, raising his voice.

“I’m sorry. That’s how your grandfather wanted it done,” Steve says apologetically.

“We have to kindly ask you to leave the room now,” Lou chimes in.

Aiden mumbles under his breath, “This is bullshit,” before storming out of the conference room. I sit silently staring at his profile as he leaves; my mind perplexed at his reaction, until Steve turns my attention back to the matter at hand and starts reading.

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