“The notary’s office will be here soon, and Barrister Ji is on his way.”
“Okay, got it.”
Old Mr. Soto opened the file and looked at it as he did so.
The crowd didn’t notice anything different, but Adriana felt something was wrong.
Why is that not true?
Because when Peter falsely broke up with her, she fought a lawsuit against him for the custody of her two children.
And at that time Peter invited over the barrister Rowan.
Rowan in the legal profession is definitely the ace of the game, practicing so far without a loss, known as the ‘invincible East’!
Adriana remembers that Rowan and Peter were very close, but now Old Mr. Soto hired Rowan as a barrister instead of someone else, could it be a coincidence?
It is reasonable to find a good lawyer to make a will, why do you need Rowan, who is very expensive?
Adriana feels that everything is not a coincidence.
“Dad, then how do you plan to divide the property? In the end, Adriana and Harlee are both children and inexperienced. If you let them inherit the company, I’m afraid they will ruin it. Otherwise, you should let us hold the share given to them first, and return it to them when they are older. What do you think?”
Samuel tried frantically on the edge of death.
It seems to really mind Old Mr. Soto handing over his family’s inheritance to two outsiders.
If it were not for Rex’s identity, in order to keep the news that Rex is not his own son from leaking out, he would have said that Rex is Ross’s biological child, and Harlee and Adriana are the outsiders.
But he could only endure it.
“Well? What do you say? I’ll give you the shares of both children, and when I’m done, when I die, that property will all be yours, right?”
Old Mr. Soto closed the file and dropped it on the table with a snap, reached out and nodded at it, and said in a deep voice: “This is up to me, Quintin. From now on, if you dare to say the word ‘no’, you will not get a single dime.”
“Dad, what are you up to? We’re the ones who are your biological children.”
“Yeah, it’s really intergenerational.”
“Dad, you’re being selfish.”
“Don’t take us seriously at all.”
…
The four or five brothers there were very disappointed.
Adriana raised her hand and rubbed her temples and said to Old Mr. Soto with patience, “Grandpa, I want to talk to alone.”
She felt the need to talk to Old Mr. Soto alone, otherwise the old man’s nature was a real headache.
“Talk about what? Nothing to talk about, give me a good seat, wait for the lawyer and notary to come in and talk.”
Old Mr. Soto knew exactly what Adriana was going to say, and cut her off.
Everyone sat on the sofa and waited quietly. Almost twenty minutes later, the lawyer and the notary came over one after another.
In time, the large living room became more and more crowded.
“Grandpa Soto is good.”
Rowan barrister dressed in a black tweed coat, inside a straight silver gray suit, warm face wearing gold-rimmed glasses, carrying a leather briefcase in his hand, a proper business elite look.
He stepped forward, handed the gift in his hand to in the maid, and bowed to the old man, “Long time no see, how is Grandpa Soto’s health?”
“Hahahaha … well, well, well. I trust you guys to remember me, the old man is doing well.”
Old Mr. Soto tilted his head and smiled, in a good mood, pointed to the two people beside him and said, “Here, let me introduce to you. She is Adriana, my granddaughter, and this boy is Harlee, my grandson. The two children are about your age, so please get to know each other and take care of Barrister Ji in the future.”
“Oh, haha, Old Mr. Soto you’re welcome.”
Rowan smiled and shook hands with Adriana and Harlee when they both stood up.
“Barrister Ji is really young and talented, I’ve heard about you for a long time, and when I see you today, you are really well groomed.”
Adriana did not mince words in praise.
Before Adriana was working as a lawyer, although not now, but in any case, in that industry are still well known to the big boys.
She really admires Rowan’s ability.
“Adriana, I went to your wedding with Mr. Alston, and I saw it from afar, but now that I see it up close, you really are more beautiful in person than in pictures.”
The two business blow each other.
Rowan then shook hands with Harlee before taking his seat.
Old Mr. Soto picked up the document and put it on his lap, and said to Rowan, “Van Richter, I asked you to come here today to help me make a will, please. So, are we ready to start now?”
“Well, it’s okay to start.”
“Wait.”
Before the formal start, the third and second uncles over there were not satisfied and immediately said, “Dad, since it’s a will, don’t you have to talk to us first?”
“That’s right, it’s not clear how the property will be divided. I won’t do it if the division is not fair.”
“Yeah, second brother and third brother are right.”
Old Five also conformed to the sentence.
Rowan, a lawyer, was not surprised by this and just sat quietly and did not say anything.
“What, you didn’t understand what I just said, did you?”
Old Mr. Soto shot a cold eye straight through, “Okay, who is dissatisfied, come forward and tell me. Since you are worried about the unfairness, from today onwards, don’t get a single penny of the property.”
“Dad, what gives you the right? We are your own sons, how come everything is against us? And my elder sister didn’t come back from her marriage, do you have to consult my elder sister to make a will?”
Old Five yelled again.
“I’ve already said hello on your big sister’s side. Your big sister said directly that she can divide it however she wants, even if she doesn’t give it to her, because she doesn’t need it.”
Old Mr. Soto’s cold eyes narrowed slightly, “Still talking? Say I’m not fair, why don’t you guys look at your big sister?”
He was angry and had a headache, and felt that several children were rather indisputable.
Because Harlee and Adriana are sitting on either side of Old Mr. Soto, they can see each other if they lean forward slightly.
Adriana inclined her head, locked eyes with Harlee and raised an eyebrow toward him, signaling him to persuade the old man.
Harlee shrugged her shoulders, expressing helplessness.
But still spoke persuasively, “Grandpa, it’s almost New Year’s Eve, why don’t we talk about it after the New Year, okay?”
“You’re the only one who talks too much, shut up!”
Just as Harlee’s words fell, Old Mr. Soto disliked them.
He skimmed his mouth, white, taking Old Mr. Soto is very helpless.
“I did an accounting of all the properties before, and here is the registration of all the properties. Fryer GroupAdri has been taking care of it for more than a year, and the shares of the company were transferred to her name long ago, so the shares Lyle will be Adri’s … from now on.”
“Dad, Fryer Group is the most efficient of the Soto family industries, you …”
“Shut up!”
As soon as Old Mr. Soto finished his sentence, Samuel, the eldest uncle, objected rather unhappily, but was still shouted back by Old Mr. Soto’s words.
“The Fryer Group, which Harlee had been handling before, has been given to Adri, and who among you has contributed except me? Other companies have done it for you, but what about the results, huh? Look at you guys, the oldest is not young, good enough to earn performance with two children?”