My Daughter-In-Law Created Distance Between Me And My Son. For 13 Years, She Kept Me From Seeing My Grandchildren, Then I Sold My Company For $15million The Very Next Day, She Showed Up At My New Home, Unannounced With A Confident Smile On Her Face, And Said, “We Need To Move In Immediately. The Twins Will Love The Space. And honestly… what do you need a big house for?” I Met Her Gaze. And When I Finally Spoke, The Words That Came Out Of My Mouth Made Her Go Completely Still……

Equipment, supplies, college counseling—whatever it takes.”

There was a pause. “That’s… that’s incredibly generous, Sandra. They’ll be over the moon.”

“There is one condition, of courseिशत I’d like to be personally involved in the selection process for the participants, and I’d like to mentor some of the students myself—particularly those interested in business and entrepreneurship.”

“I’m sure they’d welcome that.

Your experience building your company would be invaluable to these kids.”

After I hung up, I sat back in my chair with a satisfaction I hadn’t felt in years. Victoria thought she could keep my grandchildren from me by controlling access to my son. What she didn’t understand was that there were other ways to reach them.

Ways that would make me not the bitter grandmother they’d been taught to avoid, but the successful, generous woman they might actually want to know. I opened my laptop and began researching Westfield Academy more thoroughly. Their website showed photos of recent events.

And there they were—Alex and Lily Rivers—photographed at the academic excellence award ceremony. Alex had won first place in the regional science competition. Lily had received the creative writing award for her poetry collection.

They were brilliant. These grandchildren I’d never been allowed to know. And if Victoria thought she could keep me away from them by putting walls around the family home, she was about to learn that some walls could be climbed by those determined enough to try.

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