Chapter 1408: Chapter 1408: Old Master Summers’ Will
The personality often determines fate.
Atra Blanc’s personality is undoubtedly passive, and her fate is passive as well.
Simplicity and kindness are precious qualities, but weakness and timidity can be infuriating due to their lack of progress.
Old Master Summers didn’t have much time left to wait for Atra to learn to be strong. After two more years on his sickbed, Old Master Summers finally passed away.
With the head of the Summers Family deceased, there inevitably comes the issue of inheritance distribution.
While the Summers Family was bustling with funeral arrangements, Janelle Roberts hired someone to quietly pry open Old Master Summers’ safe and obtained the will she had been longing for.
She didn’t open it right away but hurriedly took the will to Clyde Summers, placing it in front of him as if offering a prize.
"Son, look at this!" Janelle couldn’t hide her excitement, "It’s your father’s will!"
Clyde Summers appeared somewhat weary, having entertained relatives during the day and watched over the mourning hall at night, his eyes lined with fine red veins.
Seeing the will, his expression remained languid, and he said indifferently, "Are you so idle? What are you doing with this?"
"What kind of talk is that!" Janelle said anxiously, "This is a will! Of course, we should look at it in advance. What if the old man left the entire estate to someone else?"
Clyde Summers smiled, "Yes, all given to others, what can you do?"
Janelle’s eyes flickered, her voice lowered, "If the distribution is unfair, of course, we’ll have to make some changes to this will."
Clyde thought Janelle was ridiculously naive.
Although Old Master Summers was old, he wasn’t muddle-headed. There would certainly be other copies of the will, perhaps with family elders or with a lawyer. If anything in the will was altered, it would immediately be discovered.
"Do as you please." He responded lazily, not wanting to bother with Janelle.
"How can you not be worried at all?!" Janelle exclaimed, "The old man was so bewitched by that little vixen, and might have left everything to her!"
At the mention of Atra Blanc, Clyde Summers showed a hint of interest.
He was indeed curious about how Old Master Summers, who went to great lengths to take her away, would arrange for her at the end of his life.
"Then open it and take a look." He said.
Janelle unsealed the document, quickly pulling out the contents and eagerly reading through it.
Upon seeing something, she covered her mouth, her eyes shining with a strange light, laughter slipping through her fingers: "Haha..."
She was so happy she almost lost her composure.
Clyde Summers furrowed his brow, took the document from Janelle’s hand, quickly browsed through it, and immediately understood why she was so excited.
Regarding the inheritance distribution, 60% was left to him, while the other sons, Alexander Summers, Dylan Summers, and Nathaniel Summers only received a little over ten percent each.
And for Atra Blanc, only some fixed deposits were left, which didn’t amount to much.
Clyde held the will, speechless for a long time.
How to put this feeling...
The lover you valued as a treasure was easily taken away by someone who didn’t cherish her. They used her, exploited her, made her do the dirtiest and toughest work, and once done, discarded her without any care.
At night, Clyde Summers walked out of the mourning hall to the garden to get some fresh air.
From a distance, he could see the small villa by the lake, illuminated with warm orange light, but he dared not go near because he didn’t want to hear her crying for that man.
She would surely cry...
So delicate and timid, she must be at a loss right now, truly pitiful...
Thinking so, Clyde returned to the study and made a phone call.
"...Set up a fund account for her and make regular monthly deposits... Hmm, transfer the money from my personal account... In whose name?"
Clyde Summers looked up at the framed photo of Old Master Summers on the wall and said, "In my father’s name, deposit this money for her."
In truth, Clyde misunderstood Old Master Summers.
The will’s deliberate slighting of Atra Blanc was because Old Master Summers knew Clyde resented past events and feared that his son harbored hidden grudges, so he didn’t leave much money to Atra.
In this way, Clyde would at least have sympathy for her rather than adding more hate.