The architect cleared his throat. "The developers need an answer by five. If you sign, the wire transfer hits your account tomorrow morning."
"No," she said, sliding the folder back across the table. "I'm keeping the only thing that actually belongs to us. We aren't building condos, Simon. We're building a foundation." [S7E23] Ashlee's Big Decision: Part 2
Ashlee picked up the pen. She thought of the "Big Decision" everyone expected her to make—the logical one. The safe one. Then she thought of the hidden room she’d found in the basement yesterday, filled with journals she hadn't yet finished reading. "I'm not signing," Ashlee said, her voice finally steady. Simon gasped. "Ashlee, you’re throwing it all away." The architect cleared his throat
"Ashlee? The specialist is ready for you," the nurse said, her voice soft but firm. "I'm keeping the only thing that actually belongs to us
"You don't have to be the hero, Ash," Simon whispered as she sat down. "That money could pay for Mom’s care for the next decade. Gran would have understood."
She walked into the office, but it wasn't just the architect waiting there. It was her brother, Simon, looking anxious.