Mrs. Rhett signed the will. Lorinda and Penny then added their names as witnesses to the document.
“Lock the will in the safe,” Mrs. Rhett instructed her daughter. “Do it now, before you forget.”
“Yes, Mother.”
Seemingly relieved that the matter had been accomplished, Mrs. Rhett turned over in bed and tried to sleep. Leaving Celeste to look after her, Penny and Lorinda went downstairs to the study.
“Celeste seemed to be displeased because your mother changed the will,” Penny remarked.
“Yes, Celeste has become a problem. I feel the doctor was right in suggesting a nurse for Mother. Celeste may mean well, but she is a distinct influence for the worse.”
“Then why not get rid of her?”
“How?”
“Tell her to go.”
Lorinda laughed shortly. “You don’t know Celeste if you think she would take such an order from me!”