Alessia Andersen is an American woman who is 28 years old. Alessia or Ale as she is called works at 'Elite EquiSparrowSeeker', which is the number one journalist company in America. She works in the reporter division about social news in society. Most of her writing is trending on social media or in the newspaper section. Many people find her writing very good and nurturing. Because of this, she was ranked the best social journalist in her company.
During her lunch hour, her phone suddenly rang. "Huh, I wasn't expecting a call today?" she thought, digging into her memory if she had ever made an appointment with someone. It didn't take long before she picked up the phone with the new number.
"Hello?" Ale said politely.
There was a man's voice with a slightly hoarse voice. "Good afternoon, is this Miss Alessia Andersen?" the caller asked.
"Yes? Can I help you?" Ale asked again, surprised that she had no idea who was calling her.
"I'm Denver Olson, attorney for Mr. Marshall Andersen," said the man who was Alessia's grandfather's attorney. "Can we meet? Mr. Marshall left some inheritance for you" Denver explained the purpose of the call.
Alessia was shocked to hear this information. Alessia was the fifth grandchild of Marshall Andersen. She was very close to her grandfather, but to follow the family business would be impossible for her.
Her grandfather had once asked Alessia to work together in the family company that had been run for generations. However, Ale didn't want to do so, which made her relationship with her grandfather a little tenuous. Even so, when her grandfather was sick, she took care of him and visited him every day. She knew that sooner or later his grandfather would pass away, so she decided to spend his time together. Even if it was just small talk or her grandfather persuading her to change jobs, it was a precious moment for her.
"Hello, miss..." Denver said, breaking Alessia's reverie. "Oh... Yes. Yes, we can meet now. Can you?" Ale asked.
"Yes. I'll go to your place." Denver said and turned off his phone.
Alessia didn't know what her grandfather had left for her. But she was sure it was something precious to her. She also hoped that her grandfather would leave her something special that reminded her of him. "Maybe he left me his classical piano..." she chuckled, remembering her grandfather's love of playing the piano.
The next day, Alessia arrived at a large, neglected mansion yard. The yard had a lot of weeds growing. The paint on the walls had faded and some of the furniture had to be removed. She went through the rooms one by one and some rooms were still fit to live in and some rooms that had to be remodeled.
Yup, that's right. This old mansion was inherited from her grandfather Alessia. At first, she was confused as to why her grandfather had bequeathed this mansion to her, especially since it was no longer maintained.
A long, long time ago. This mansion was lived in by Marshall's grandparents. The place was very beautiful and classy, every week there was always a party at this mansion. Even the invitees were the upper class, famous people, politicians, artists, and rich people. But all that changed when the war broke out. As a result, this place was abandoned. Initially, Alessia wanted to evict this Mansion but the memories told by her grandfather made her undo her intentions.
"Ok. I'll turn this place into a glamorous mansion and give life here" Alessia determined excitedly.
For the next few months, Alessia was busy all day building and repairing her mansion. She had told the builders to make the mansion look like it used to with the same wall paint as before. Luckily, the income she earned as a journalist was enough to be able to repair the mansion.
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The Mystery Behind the Family Legacy ✅
Espiritual[Warning English is not my first language] This is a one-shot story about participating in the "Triple Treat Halloween '23" contest held by 'Contests & Prompts' of Wattpad account @WattpadShortStory. The selected prompts are "A woman inherits her fa...