Everything changed three months ago when a notary called me.
Anna Sergeevna? It’s about the inheritance from your father, Sergei Mikhailovich Volkov.
My heart sank. My father abandoned the family when I was seven. Mom never told me what had happened to him. I only knew he was working somewhere, living his own life, where there was no room for a daughter.
“Your father passed away a month ago,” the notary continued. “According to the will, you are the sole heir to all his assets.”
What I discovered at the notary’s office completely changed my world. It turned out my father wasn’t just a successful businessman, but had built an entire empire. An apartment in the center of Moscow, a country house, cars, but most importantly: an investment fund with shares in dozens of companies.
Among the documents, I found a name that made me shudder: “TradeInvest,” the company where Dmitry worked.
The first few weeks I was in shock. Every morning I woke up, unable to believe it was real. I just told my husband I’d changed jobs; I was now working in the investment sector. He reacted with indifference, only muttering something about hoping my salary wouldn’t go down.
I began to study the fund’s business. My economics background helped a lot, but more importantly, I felt a genuine interest. For the first time in my life, I felt like I was doing something important, something meaningful.
