Protecting What's Mine

ey. It's one less thing to worry about. I may be young,

ed a bachelor's degree in art history and am now enrolled in a graduate program at Northwestern. I'

the alt

my days b

g and l

Until Dominic went through their Last Will and Testament, I'd had no idea how much they were worth. I'd

e both so passionate about the law. Their lives held purpose and meaning because of it. That's wh

n him. Putting in eighty-hour weeks is nothing to him. Sometimes, if there's an important case, he'll have his associates and paral

to just be a volunteer. I want my input to matter. I want to be involved in the decision-making proce

lay school for a bit if you feel overwhelmed. The option to start later is

ing into the art history program at Northwestern. I don't want to put it off. Wha

nce of getting stuck in my head again. That's one of the reasons I

ready

you have to continue with it, that you have to take a full course load so that you can finish up as quickly as possible. There's no rush for you to find a paid pos

nic handled all the finances so that I could focus on moving forward and getting through school. I want Dominic to continue managing every

my new residence. "Now that I'm living here and not in the dorms, I'll have to pay for utilities and nece

lking nonsense. "Gracie, please

ng this myself. I'm twenty-three years old

f time to get acclimated to Chicago, your new condo, and the program you're enrolled in. This move is a huge change for you. Everything about your life

he continues managing everything monetarily until I'm able to get into a groove. Maybe six months from now, he can slowly start handing over the financial r

aving to ask permission for something that is mine in the first place. Yes, I'm young and I

in charge of everything until I turn twenty-five. Honestly, I don't have anything to complain about. Whenever I ask for money, h

portfolio, I'm more than willing to do i

st wasn't ready before. Now, two years have s

o over everything. But you're right, it's probably

ry much and wanted to make sure you had someone t

heart to hear

st the same. Without him, I would have no one. As soon as that thought takes

. My life had been full, brimming with love. But without them there's

ontinues watching me. "W

sh them away. "I just love you, and I'm happy to finally be here in Chicago.

slips his fingers into mine an

htening the mood, he gives me a little wink.

ething he tells me often, has the rare ab

hat, I'm