Fighting to take what belong to me

the door. She wore an attractive suit and had her coily white

m," as she gave the woman a cur

. With a soft yet forceful tone,

my mother nodded. "A

r house and looked around before sitting on the chai

in confusion. What did this enigmatic

my mother remarked, "Wo

e nod. "Yes, sweetheart, thank

nt to the kitchen to get a drink of water. I stood motionless, s

when my mom offered her a drink of wat

I said, "Ma, please,"

sed her lids for a moment after taking a sip of w

at me, her eyes glimmering

e to see you," in a s

st. Why would she want to be with me? As I waite

s hardly audible abo

can you kindly introduce your

o look at my mother, a fai

"I didn't make an introduc

She remarked, "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Ifeme,

read across Mrs

"This is our first meeting, and I must say, it's an abs

as lost forever. In January of last year, my darling son Lucas passed away, making him 18 years old. H

k. There is only one person in this entire nation with that name, and it reverberates in my memory. I had to lo

t big, sophisticated mansion... t

rrect. I'm the o

school is amazing. I've ne

ort into making it a special plac

broadly, her eyes

deeply connected. You are my late son Lu

"this is... overwhelming," came out of her gut. "I didn't know... Before he died, Lucas nev

with intense desire. I was shocked by the words

now too elderly to handle kids on my own. I think you're the best person to

t all? Just who are you? You haven't mentioned much about yourself. You must be r

in her eyes. "The name of my company is

used, studying my reaction. "I'm not just a school owner, my dear. I'm a bus

e me, mom," I said in an inquisitive tone. "Can I ta

" My voice was quiet as I asked. "Why di

I didn't purposely withhold it from you. I knew very little about your father's money or family. Bef

h you. I was completely unaware of his family's existence. I didn't ask your fat

ould you claim to know very little about Dad? He was your

elationship like that. Your father disliked discussing his family or his past because he was

ffer,if you are not happy wi

aid in

pproached my grandmother with a range of feelings churning within me. I

n my voice. "I finally understand why I've always felt that

ed to meet you

oduce you to the wo

t for your birthday party comi