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Vesper's head felt so heavy as he returned to the room where Kalina was filing her nails. She noticed instantly that something was wrong with him.

"Hey, are you okay?" She questioned.

Vesper lowered himself to the bed.

"I'm not. Nothing is okay."

Kalina stood up and walked across to meet him.

"Okay, what's the problem? Is your grandfather mad at you?" She placed her hands on her thighs.

She had given him the idea of going to spend some time with the man, but obviously, it didn't go well.

Vesper buried his face in his palms, trying to arrange the words in his head. Then, he let it all out.

"I just overheard my grandfather and Lyra talking about his will."

For the first three seconds, Kalina was blank, trying to process it. Then, it finally dawned on her.

"What?" She flinched. "