Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 38

Chapter 38 The Will

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“This letter is from the late Mrs. Larson, meant for you, Ms. Tess. She had been putting aside these assets for your wedding for years. In fact, the items in her will are worth even more than what’s listed in the letter.”

Bellamy reached into his jacket, pulled out a brown envelope, and passed it to Tess.

The rough paper brushed against her rough fingertips, and for the first time in a long while, emotion broke through Tess’s hardened heart.

She stared down, her grip tightening around the envelope.

A letter from Grandma … She had been planning this all along.

Tess thought she had nothing left to feel–but just touching that letter made her eyes fill with tears, silently turning red.

Bellamy’s voice was clear, and Nadine, who stood nearby, couldn’t believe her ears.

That old woman actually gave Tess all that? Not just cash and shares, but this house too?

Was Tess about to kick them all out?

Nadine’s hands balled into fists inside her sleeves, her jaw clenched tightly.

Sure, she wasn’t related by blood, but she had grown up in the Embers. That old woman had never liked her, but to leave her absolutely nothing?

Kylie, however, didn’t look shocked. She had always known how deeply her mother cared for Tess.

But when she saw the tears welling up in Nadine’s eyes, her heart gave a jolt.

“This isn’t happening.”

She suddenly cut in, facing Bellamy. “I’m her actual daughter, her flesh and blood. I refuse to accept this will.”

“Pardon me?”

Bellamy closed the document and gave Kylie a calm but firm look.

“These properties were already registered under the Embers. Since I’m the current head of

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the family, I have the final say. I won’t agree that this inheritance is going to Tess. It should be given to my younger daughter, Nadine.”

As soon as she said that, a strange expression flickered across Bellamy’s face. He turned to Tess, curiosity in his eyes.

He’d been Gillian’s lawyer long enough to know the family well. Henry Ember had joined the Larsons through marriage, gained her trust, and slowly taken over their holdings. Later, many of the Larsons‘ assets were gradually renamed to the Embers over the years, including their company.

And to his knowledge, Tess was Kylie’s biological child. So why would she leave her real daughter with nothing in favor of someone adopted?

Tess caught the look in the lawyer’s eyes–and the hint of pity behind it.

She pressed her lips into a tight line.

“I object too. If Grandma left this for me, I’m not handing over a single thing.”

Bellamy gave Kylie a regretful glance and shook his head. “Mrs. Ember, the will clearly states Ms. Tess as the legal heir. Unless she gives permission, nothing can be changed.”

The room went completely still.

Nadine stared at the lawyer’s back, panic spreading across her face. “So, everything belonging to the Embers is going to Tess now? Why? She even served time in jail!“.

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