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Despite winning, Jacqueline didn’t feel happy at all.
David could’ve won without her shares.
Why did Avery tell her those things? Something felt off.
Linus’ appearance gave her more reason to be anxious.
David indifferently said, “Okay, we now know what’s going to happen to Evans Group.
Now, let’s talk about our family matter.
Outsiders, please step out of the room.” David was obviously intending to settle the score.
Other shareholders had no reason to join the fray.
They hurriedly left the scene.
Bryce was the last person to leave.
He even closed the door considerately.
“Dad, you must have a lot to say to Uncle Henley.
I shall step away for amoment,” Jacqueline excused herself.
As soon as she finished, she felt someone staring at her from the opposite.
Linus’ eyes fixated on her, his gaze so cold that it could seemingly penetrate through her.
“It’s alright.
You’re one of the family.
You can stay,” responded David gently yet imperatively.
“Okay.” She grew anxious.
She felt that Linus kept looking at her.
Was she overthinking? Henley slammed the table.
“You’ve won.
Are you going to show off too?” “Relax.
I’ve asked someone to call Emery and Sawyer over.
Some things are best said when everyone in the family is around.”
Although it was supposed to be their family matter, Jacqueline didn’t know why she felt anxious as the clock ticked by.
Henley didn’t have an inkling of her thought. The sense of defeat was wearing him down.
He lost. The meticulous plan he devised failed in the end.
To Henley, David only seemed to be wielding his power in front of him like a winner.
Emery and Sawyer came to the scene not long after. They were relatively calm as they didn’t share the same notion as Henley.
Even though they didn’t share the same mother, David was still their half-brother! There was no reason for them to go against David. “David, are you alright?” said Emery.
“I’m glad you’re alright, David,” Sawyer greeted.
After small talk, they finally noticed Linus, who hadn’t left the room. “Isn’t he…”
“This is Mr. Heath. I’ll explain to you about him later. I gathered everyone here because of a family matter.”
Even though the two brothers were curious about the reason for Linus’ visit, David was able to keep the situation under control.
He was the leader, after all. It was nothing to be surprised by.
Emery and Sawyer took a seat. Judging from David’s serious expression, it had to be something important.
“Many things have happened to our family lately. I’ve heard what happened to Garrett. I was saddened by the news.”
Henley coldly snorted. “Save the acting, please.”
His eyes reddened at the mention of Garrett.
“Henley, David has nothing to do with what happened to Garrett. Why must you do this?”
“Oh, shut up, both of you. Stop calling him so endearingly. Don’t forget that he’s not one of us. Look, even the Heath family has come to find him.”
Emery and Sawyer finally comprehended the situation-David had something to do with the Heath family.
“Don’t put it that way, Henley. At the very least, we share the same mother. He’s our eldest brother.”
Henley was going to rebut that, but David raised his hand to stop the fight. “I know that you’ve never liked me. I’ve tried my best to be a good brother all these years. But I’m afraid things aren’t going according to my wish.
“You did so much just to drive me out of the family. Forget it. You guys should distribute Dad’s assets while everyone is around.”
“Us? What do you mean, David?” Emery asked dubiously.
“To be honest, I was there when he wrote the will. The will was confirmed upon my agreement.”
Henley turned sour. “Trying to brag again? How I wish I had your skills to fool Dad around. In the end, he bestowed his assets to an outsider.”
“Take a look at it yourselves first.” David didn’t explain himself.
Henley didn’t want to waste his time reading the document. He assumed that David had hogged the good things for himself.
Emery and Sawyer exclaimed, “Henley, look! Something doesn’t look right.”
“What is it? Did David take everything for himself? David Evans, I’m warning you, if you—“
“Dad!” Graham interrupted. “I think you should take a look at it first.”
The assets were distributed clearly as stated. The valuable assets like houses were equally distributed into three portions.
As for the remaining assets, the ratio was quite different.
For instance, Henley received more luxury cars; Emery received more antiques; and Sawyer received more properties aside from the equally distributed ones.
David’s name wasn’t written there.
“How could this be…”
Even Graham would be receiving something from the will! But nothing was bestowed on David’s family!
Similar to Henley’s family, Jacqueline was curious how much assets Douglas would give her. After acting as a filial granddaughter, she assumed she would receive more. However, nothing was left for David. Let alone for her!
The Evanss were stunned.
How could this be? Douglas favored David so much! “Why didn’t Grandpa leave anything for you? How could you agree to this? This has to be fake!” David explained indifferently, “He wanted to, but I rejected.
I’ve been amassing money myself for the past few years.
I’ve never thought of getting anything from the family.” He remembered something and took over a signed check.
“Oh right, here’s one billion dollars.
Take it as Dad’s 20% share.
Although it’s not tantamount to the market share price right now, it’s a few times the fold of the 200 thousand dollars he first invested.
“Take it as a token of appreciation for looking after my family.” The check served as a reality check to Henley.
Emery and Sawyer quickly rejected it.
“David, we can’t take this money.
We know that you’ve been the one supporting the family.
If Dad were still alive, he wouldn’t want it.” “He’s right.
You’re Mom’s son, which means you also have the right to inherit part of the assets.
Besides, Dad loved you the most.
Why are you giving his money to us without taking a single penny for yourself?” Douglas wouldn’t have accepted that check if he were still alive.
Accepting it would indicate that David would cut ties with the Evans family.
David smiled faintly.
“I don’t mean anything.
I’ve always seen you guys as my younger brothers, but whatever I do, I can’t seem to make everyone happy.
This happened just to have my family driven out of the company.
“Well, I figured that I might as well leave for the sake of your family’s peace.
Other than distributing the assets, there’s another reason why I gathered all of you here.
I have to tell you guys something.” “David, don’t do this.
We’ve never seen you as an outsider.
You can’t leave.” “Yes! Henley did cross the line.
Henley, apologize to him.
Hurry!” Things were escalating in the way Henley didn’t expect it to be.
He couldn’t understand why all of this was happening.
He had yet to recover from the shock.
Emery nudged at him, and he finally came back to his senses.
Henley blurted out, “What did you say? You want me to apologize to him?” Henley had always been a prideful man.
If he apologized, that meant admitting whatever he had worked for all these years was wrong! “I didn’t do anything wrong.
Why must I apologize?” Emery and Sawyer wanted to persuade Henley further, but David raised his hand, stopping them.
“At this point, you don’t have to say anything more.
To him, my existence is mere torture.
I don’t want to be the reason for the Evans family’s disharmony.
It’ll be a joke in the town.
Let’s come clean right now.” Henley looked at him worriedly.
“What are you planning to do?” “There will be professional lawyers distributing the assets according to the details on the will.
Let’s cut ties from now on.
Take this one billion dollars in exchange.
“T’ll bring along my family and gain our footing ourselves.
