Isha
“You seem happy child,” my Nana said as we ate breakfast.
“I am happy, Nana. It’s funny because I thought I’d be devastated and depressed. But maybe I didn’t love him as much as I thought I did.”
I saw mom nod at my statement. She passed me the plate full of bacon when I asked for it. Today we were going to
Uncle Mark’s office to discuss something that Nana said was very important. I’ve already been here for three days, and
today Nana seemed a little nervous.
“He was your first, you were most likely infatuated. I knew it when you face-timed us and told us you eloped. You were smiling, but there was no light in your eyes.”
“I thought I really did love him. I did have one day of pity, and then I was angry. But now, I feel like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. You would think if I truly loved him, I’d be moping, right?”
“Well, it also helps you have four hunks vying for your attention,” mom said.
“Seriously Isha, I loved your grandad, but phew, those four are something else. You said they were friends?”
“They were in the Navy together, all of them were SEALS. Dawson was the first one I met at the awards ceremony. I met the others at their house for a BBQ. They all live together. They seem really close. You don’t think it’s wrong of me to be attracted to someone so fast?”
“One, no, not at all. You may have just gotten a divorce, but your marriage has really been over for six months. Two, which
one are you attracted to?” Nana asked.
“Would it be bad if I said all of them?” I asked, blushing. “I mean Dawson, he’s nice and big, and he has the best smile.
And I’ve already kissed him and let me tell you, that man can kiss. He also makes me feel protected. Mic, Ford and Davis,
they feel like I can cuddle with them all the time. Don’t get me wrong. I feel like that with Dawson too, at least I did at his
BBQ. But Mic and Ford seem like they are so much fun, and they make me laugh. I find that extremely attractive. The way
they interact with each other is like watching two frat bros. And man, are they full of confidence and s*x appeal. And Davis, he’s so sweet. I have that group chat with all of them, but they each have started texting me individually. I feel like I am part of their inner circle.”
“I think that’s totally fine. It’s 2025, love is love, it reminds me of the seventies. Plus, I read a lot of reverse harem books.
That’s what you should write next,” mom said.
We all chuckled. “I don’t think this is a reverse harem situation. I mean they all flirted with me, and I flirted back, but
besides being dared to kiss Dawson, and the kiss he gave me before I left his house, none of them have brought up
seeing each other. I think we’re just flirty friends, and I am okay with that.”
“Just have some fun baby. No need to rush into another relationship right now,” mom said, and Nana nodded.
An hour later mom was driving us to her work. When we got out, I looked at the building that was my Uncle Mark’s and dad’s firm. It brought back many memories of visiting my dad at work.
“Isha, before we go in, I just want to let you know that no matter what you decide, I support you,” Nana said,
*Support me on what, Nana? You still haven’t explained anything to me.”
She sighed and nodded. “Five more minutes. Then everything will be revealed.”
We walked in, mom waved at the two receptionists, and they smiled and waved back. Nana and I smiled at them too. We
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took the elevator up to the sixth floor and walked to Uncle Mark’s office.
“Ellie, what are you doing here? I thought you took a week off,” a woman said.
“Sally, hi, I am. My daughter is coming to talk and say hi to her Uncle. Hey, thanks again for filling in for me. I really appreciate it.”
“You did the same for me when I went on maternity leave, twice. It’s the least I could do.”
“Well, let me introduce you to my daughter. This is Isha and you know my mother-in-law, Isha, this is my colleague Sally. She’s been with us for three years.”
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I said hello, she seemed really nice. She was in her thirties, it looks like. She had blonde hair and kind blue eyes. She was taller than my mom and me but shorter than my Nana’s 5’9.
“Is he busy?” mom asked.
“No, go right in.”
Mom knocked first, but entered when we heard ‘Uncle Mark call out.
“Isha, look at you. More beautiful than ever. You take after your mother in that department. Nora, you are as pretty as a picture,” he said to my Nana as he walked around his desk and gave me a bear hug. He then turned to Nana and kissed
her cheek, and lastly he turned to mom. He visibly melted. I don’t know why mom doesn’t give him a chance.
“Ellie, you look gorgeous.”
“Thank you, Mark,” mom said, blushing.
“So, we’re here to talk about Jonas’s will.”
“Papa, had a will?”
“He did honey. You know how I pressured you to get married right away?” Nana asked.
“Yeah.”
“Well, that was because of your grandad’s will. If you didn’t go to college, you had to get married right away to receive the bulk of your grandad’s money. But since you went to college, the stipulation was that you would receive it on your twenty-fifth birthday, or if you got married before then. But I never trusted Jason, so I didn’t tell you about it. But on your twenty-fifth birthday, you would have gotten it anyway.”
“What do you mean by the bulk of his money?”
“You’re papa, invested in Coca-Cola, when it first came out and his shares got transferred to you. He also invested again in a small company that exploded. You know it as Microsoft. He sold those shares a while ago, banked his money and started his own spa business, as you know. And I never sold his spa business, because he left it to you, and I hired someone to run it until you made the decision to either sell it, or stay here and run it.”
I gawked at her. “So how much are we talking about?”
She looked at Mark, so I did too. Mom was silent during all of this. I looked at her, and she gave me a small smile.
“Uncle Mark, wait before you tell me, did he leave anything for you?” I asked Nana.
“Oh, honey, yes. He left me with a quarter of his money, which, trust me, is a lot.”
I nodded and looked at Uncle Mark. He cleared his throat and looked at the contents in the folder.
“So with your five percent share in Coca-Cola, and what was left in his bank account that your grandma was named a guardian of, and the value of the spa business today, you are looking at 1.3 billion dollars.”
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“I’m sorry what?” I screeched. Holy sh*t is it getting hot in here? I looked at my mom and she became blurry,
“Oh, I think she’s going to pass out,” mom said.
Nana grabbed a folder off of Uncle Mark’s desk and started fanning me with it.
Mom grabbed my head and forcefully pushed it between my knees.
“Breathe my baby girl, breathe,” she said to me.
I took deep breaths and my vision cleared. The fanning of the folder felt wonderful. Uncle Mark crouched in front of me with a cold bottle of water.
“Here Isha, drink some water,” he said.
I took it, and guzzled it when mom let me up.
“Slow down baby, you’ll make yourself sick”, mom said.
I looked at Nana. “You were his wife, why didn’t he leave it all to you?”
“He left me with three hundred and twenty-five million dollars, sweet child. That’s more than enough, and you and your mama will be getting most of that when I pass. I haven’t even touched it. With the interest I get yearly, that’s what I use. I’ve been paying the taxes for you over the years.”
“I am so glad you didn’t tell me while I was married to Jason, or else he would have never divorced me and I would have
ended up with a cheating scumbag husband, for who knows how long.”
Nana and mom nodded at that statement.
“So the selling of the business is what you meant by you will support me no matter what I decide?” I asked Nana.
“Yes. Honestly, I think Rupert would buy it from you. He loves running the business. He does an excellent job,” she said.
“Okay, yeah, I want to sell it then. Uncle Mark, can you draw up an agreement for market value? Nana, can you call Rupert
and ask him if he wants it? If not, I’ll put it up for sale right away.”
“You got it, sweet girl.”
I looked at mom, “Mama, what am I going to do with all that money? Do you want some of it?”
“Nope, don’t need it. Your dad left me plenty and I also have your half. I’m sorry I never gave it to you, but like your grandmother, I didn’t want Jason to have it. I know that’s selfish of us, but we saw right through him. I wouldn’t be surprised if you find out he’s cheated on you more than just this one girl.”
“What? You really think that?”
“Honey, if you think about it, how many business trips does a real estate agent need to go on?”
“He said they were networking events,” I mumbled.
“Well, they could have been, but I doubt those events were a week long.”
I chewed on my lip, waiting for some kind of hurt to roll through me. There was nothing. Huh.
“It doesn’t matter now. Thank God we are over. So do I need to wait for my twenty-fifth birthday?” I asked Uncle Mark. “No, I have a copy of your marriage certificate. Remember I asked for it, and I told you I needed it for my files. Well, that was a lie. Sorry. I just needed it for when you signed the papers and I could release the shares to you and you and your Nana can go to the bank and switch the account into your name fully.”
“That’s why you told me to hold off on going to the bank to put the cashier’s check in my writer’s account,” I said to mom. She nodded.
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“I figured when we went to the bank today, we could do it all at once.”
“Holy sh*t mom, I’m a billionaire.”
“That you are baby.”
“Rupert says he will buy it at market value,” Nana said. “He’s on his way here now to finalize the sale.”
“Wow, this is going so fast. Well, I say after we hit the bank, we will have a girls’ spa day!” I said.
Mom and Nana agreed. I sat back in my chair and spaced out, amazed at all that was happening. I was a f*cking Billionaire heiress.
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