seal.
Inside was another envelope, older and slightly yellowed around the edges.
Several folded letters.
And a typed note from the attorney on top.
Mr. Adrian Walker,
Enclosed, as instructed years ago by my late client Harold Walker, are personal letters to be delivered upon your eighteenth birthday. Mr. Thomas Bell facilitated the annual correspondence and gifts at your grandfather’s request.
If you have questions after reading, I am available.
Sincerely, James Merrick
Adrian’s head snapped up.
”My grandfather?” he said.
The floor seemed to shift beneath me.
Harold.
My