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After returning to the country, Henry didn’t go back to the Harrison estate–or even to the house Wendy had prepared for him. Instead, he moved into Ocean Apartments and brought Xiaoxiao with him.
That was when the Harrison family finally realized–Henry owned quite a few properties in China, and none of them had shown up in their searches.
“This little brat is out of control,” Fabien exploded at home. “He even owns real estate?!”
Millie, by contrast, was perfectly calm.
“Isn’t it a good thing he’s doing well for himself? What are you so mad about?” she asked.
Fabien turned and looked at her. The lack of surprise in her eyes told him she’d known all along.
“Henry’s been pretending to play nice all these years overseas, doing what we asked–but it turns out Moses Group has been his all along, and we had no idea. And you still think that’s something to be proud of?”
“Why wouldn’t it be?”
Millie didn’t even try to hide her frustration. “To you, he’s just a tool. A means to an end. And now that he’s the one calling the shots, you’re the one who can’t handle it?”
Fabien had always been wary that Henry would come back for the Harrison fortune. He’d kept his guard up, afraid Henry would make a move.
But now it was clear–Henry didn’t even want the Harrison fortune.
Moses Group alone was worth more than anything the Harrison family could offer.
With a company like that in his hands, of course Henry had no interest in the family’s internal power struggles. Even his earlier return through Wendy… from the very start, he’d only cared about Wendy.
Fabien paced in circles, visibly agitated, before finally sitting down across from Millie.
“You know what kind of man he is. And let’s not forget–Dad had an illegitimate son. According to his will, that kid is supposed to be the rightful heir.”
Bruno had rewritten his will for Henry, even hiding the final copy somewhere outside the house.
To this day, no one had found it.
It wasn’t just the Harrison family who couldn’t track it down–Wendy hadn’t had any luck either.
She and Caesar had talked about it before. For a notarized will to hold legal weight, there had to be two identical copies. One was with Bruno’s lawyer. As for the other–who knew where it had ended up?
They’d searched all over.
“Bruno didn’t have that many close friends by the end,” Wendy had said. “In his final years, the only one by his side was Ayan’s mother. According to her, the will should still be in Goldenville.”
But they’d turned Goldenville upside down–again and again. Nothing.
“No,” Wendy had said, shaking her finger. “If it were somewhere obvious, the Harrison family would’ve
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found it by now. They just don’t know where Mario lives. Once they figure that out, Goldenville will be their first target.”
So Bruno would never have hidden the will in such an obvious place.
“My dad did everything he could to protect me and the Harrison family’s assets. He guarded that will from everyone–including me. After all these years, maybe it’s time to stop loking. If it comes to it, I’ll just take it by force.”
As long as there were no other direct heirs left in the family, the inheritance would be his by default.
“No,” Chase cut in, clearly deep in thought. “You need to do this the right way. You spent over twenty years living in the shadows, without a proper name or title. But once you return to the Harrison family, the second half of your life has to be lived out in the open. You need everyone to believe in your place- especially now, with Henry back. He’s no pushover.”
They were having this conversation over lunch. Chase had squeezed out time between two surgeries that morning. The spinal patient had already been admitted to the hospital. Everyone was watching closely–the board, the doctors, even outside media. No one wanted anything jeopardizing the upcoming IPO.
“You’re busy. You didn’t need to come,” Caesar said.
Wendy, seated beside Chase, casually set down her champagne flute. “Hey, don’t flatter yourself. We’ve both been slammed lately. I come home and he’s passed out on the couch. He’s here to see me, okay?”
Caesar paused, clearly speechless.
Watching his expression, Mario chuckled and knocked lightly on the table. “Typhoon Corp’s headquarters officially reopened for domestic operations. We’re prepping media coverage for Wellinges Pharma’s IPO too. Though lately, entertainment news has been taking up space. We may shift some focus to domestic celebrity gossip.”
“Whatever. The IPO is just a footnote in the financial section anyway.”
After lunch, Chase needed to drop Wendy off at Quinn Group before heading back to the hospital. As they waited at a red light, Wendy said, “You know, finding that will is important for us too. It could lead us to whoever’s been working behind the scenes at the Harrison family.”
Chase replied, “Then where do you think Bruno would’ve hidden something that important? Are you sure there wasn’t anyone he trusted? Didn’t Mario’s mom have any family?”
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