Chasing the Unexpected

“Third, to my eldest son, Cyrus Sumner, I leave the legacy of my own selfishness and cold–heartedness, hoping he will make good use of these traits and find them beneficial.

“Fourth, to my youngest son, Damon Sumner, I leave only two words–Suit yourself.

“This will reflects my true intentions and has been notarized, giving it legal validity.

“Signed and stamped by Richard Sumner, dated August 19, 2024.”

As soon as Parker finished, Cyrus jumped up, his face red with rage.

“I don’t accept this will!” he yelled. “There’s no way my father would do this! He wouldn’t leave me without a single penny!”

Parker looked at him calmly. “Mr. Cyrus, this will has already been notarized. If you don’t believe it, you’re welcome to investigate. There are records on file.”

“No! This isn’t fair! I won’t accept this will! It’s unfair, and I refuse to acknowledge it!” Cyrus cried.

Furious, he turned to Anne, whose expression mirrored his displeasure.

“Anne, do you really think this will is real? Dad only left you 300,000 dollars. Don’t forget, you were always his favorite! There’s no way he’d just leave you with 300,000 dollars! This must have been altered by Damon and Brandon!” Cyrus barked.

Anne was already unhappy with the will, so when she heard that, her cold eyes narrowed at Damon.

“Was it you? Did you alter Dad’s will? There’s no way he’d give 75,000,000 dollars and all his properties ‘and funds to that basta-” Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

She stopped short, unable to say the last word under Damon’s icy stare. Her lips trembled, but she didn’t dare finish.

However, unwilling to let go of the idea of all that wealth, she gritted her teeth and continued. “Damon, don’t you find your behavior disgusting? All that money and property were supposed to be mine! What do they have to do with Nyla and her son? Dad would never leave those to them!”

Damon’s expression remained indifferent as he replied, “Mr. Frampton has already stated that the willis notarized. If you don’t believe it, you can verify it yourself.”

“You’re capable of altering the will, so what’s to stop you from bribing a lawyer?!” Anne accused.

Parker’s face flushed with anger, and his voice trembled. “Ms. Sumner, you need to provide evidence for your accusations, or I will sue you for slander!”

Anne snickered. “Go ahead and sue. I won’t acknowledge this will anyway. I’ll take it to court if I have to-”

“Enough!” Brandon finally lost his patience. “Aunt Anne, do you really think 300,000 dollars is insignificant? Before Grandpa passed, he gave you millions every month as spending money, yet you squandered it away at the gambling table. Grandpa still indulged you.

“But when he was hospitalized, you didn’t even bother to visit him once. He shouldn’t have left you a single cent!”

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Guilt flickered across Anne’s eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and retorted, “You showed up acting like the perfect grandson just to grab 20% of the Sumner Group’s shares. I never realized you had such a scheming mind! I must have misjudged you all along!”