Amanda’s husband, Eric, co-owned an IT company with his business partner, Michael. When her husband died, she heard a strange man at the funeral say that “everything was going according to plan.” But neither she nor Michael understood what that meant until they discovered Eric’s will.
Eric’s passing was a complete surprise to everyone. He was a healthy man in his 40s, but one day, his secretary found him on the floor of his office. The doctors determined it was a heart attack, and they couldn’t save him.
His wife Amanda Tucker was distraught, and his business partner, Michael Hunt, was also sad. He and Eric had built their tech company from scratch, and it had become one of the best in Silicon Valley, California. Eric was so loved that everyone in the company wanted to attend the funeral.
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Amanda was mostly numb through the entire service but had to greet and accept condolences from at least a hundred people. They didn’t have children, and her family lived in another country. So, it felt like she didn’t have anyone to lean on besides Michael.
Michael tried to be there, but he was in pain too. However, Amanda noticed that one man stayed in the corner of the room the entire service. He distanced himself from everyone and did not pay his respects.
She began to think that he worked for the funerary service, but she had seen the other workers earlier that day. When everyone got in line to say goodbye to her husband, she noticed the man reaching for his cellphone.
Amanda paid attention, and despite the chatter of others, she distinctly heard, “Everything’s going according to plan.” Just then, another person came to offer their condolences, and when Amanda looked back, the man was gone.
She asked Michael about him but she couldn’t give a clear description of him. “It must have been someone from the company, Amanda. Everyone loved Eric so much. He was the best boss and cared about his employees. I don’t know how we’re going to make it without him,” Michael replied.
After hearing Michael’s words, she put the strange man and his cryptic words out of her mind. She needed to settle some things and move on with her life.
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A few days after the funeral, Michael called her. “Amanda, I need you to come down to our lawyer’s office. There’s something he wants to discuss,” he said.
