When Luke complained to his grandmother, Elizabeth, about how unfair his inheritance was, he never expected the consequences. Elizabeth, upset by his behavior, took drastic action. She took him off her will and left him with an old, dusty chest. Luke didn’t know what to do with it, so he stored it in the attic and forgot about it for years. Little did he know, his daughter, Meredith, would soon discover the secrets hidden inside. It all started when Elizabeth, at the age of 80, decided it was time to

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