"Good luck, Elliot! The next one is going to be a big one!""Yeah, I feel like I'm getting the hang of it now.""You are doing great, Elliot! Let's eat fish and chips tonight!" Avery giggled as she watched him throw the hook back into the water.Another half hour passed by swiftly.Mike tried to get Avery's attention from the chatroom. [Avery, how many fish did Elliot end up with? Send us a photo!]Tammy responded with an emoji of her rubbing her hands together excitedly.[Tammy, can you stop acting so obvious that you are waiting for drama?] Jun typed.Jun was worried that Elliot had not caught any fish, as Avery had not shown off after the first photo. If Elliot had caught a big fish, Avery would have definitely shown them a photo.[What makes you think I am waiting for drama? I am just excited! Avery, are you still fishing? If it's still going on, I will drive there now to watch! Can you let me have half the fish?] Tammy typed.Avery read through their messages and glanced
"You said you wanted to eat fish, didn't you? Just grab whatever you want," Avery said.Tammy pulled Avery to the side. "Did Elliot go into the pond to catch these? Or maybe your bodyguards did? Elliot definitely didn't catch these with his fishing rod."Avery sighed. "I caught these with a net. A few big ones came up as soon as I lowered the net.""Pffttt!""I didn't even step into the pond. I just stood by the edge.""Hahahaha!""Alright, Tammy. Stop laughing. I feel like he's probably never going to fish again. He keeps researching online to find out what's wrong after going back inside. I feel so sorry for him.""Is it that bad? He's not your son. Why are you tip-toeing around him? I would have laughed so hard if the same thing happened to Jun!"Avery was silent.Elliot heard people talking outside and came out. "You came here alone?""Yeah! I came to see how many fishes you caught," Tammy teased. "Why didn't you end up with at least a big one? You are horrible at this. W
Sebastian was still too young to require a personal doctor of his own. By the time he did need one, he certainly would not be using the same doctors who worked for Dean.Natalie posted her accomplishment to the group.Everyone except for Sebastian had been added to a chat group called 'Fight for Our Inheritance'.[I've obtained proof of Dean's mental illnesses. We have a high chance of winning with this.] Natalie typed.[You are good at this, Natalie. I didn't even think of that before.] Violet replied.[When will the lawsuit begin? I can't wait to take back my share from Sebastian!] Dean's second daughter, Christine, commented.[The lawyer's letter has been sent to Sebastian, and everything will follow the usual procedures. Make sure that you listen to me, and I guarantee that you will get more than you wished for.][I will.] Violet replied.[So will I.] Christine agreed.After the conversation in the group, Violet and the other Jennings siblings talked amongst themselves in
Though none of them felt deeply connected to their father, and they had all resented him for how cruel he was when he was alive, they started to remember the good things about him after his death. At the very least, Dean was kind and generous with them when they were younger."Sebastian, I heard that Dad had mental issues. I think that's the main reason why he didn't leave any of us anything. We only started working with Natalie because we had no other way. If it wasn't for her, you wouldn't even call us out to talk," Violet said.Her intention was clear: she wanted to show Sebastian all the leverage they had so as to let him know that he would lose if he did not offer them a better deal."I don't know if Dad was mentally ill. He wouldn't have told me even if he was," Sebastian said calmly. "I brought the lawyers here today to run a logical analysis on how much you would get if you won. If you don't trust my lawyers, you can call the ones that you trust here right now."I've called
When the lawsuit officially began, Dean's children's words were the most important aspect of their case, and Natalie had to make sure that she discussed the details with the lawyer.After making her coffee, she went into the kitchen to make her breakfast.She had bought a loaf of bread the night before, so she only needed to fry an egg and some ham.She had moved back to her own apartment two days ago.Technically, she had officially moved back in the night before, as the apartment had stank of mold when she had returned on the first day, so she had had to hire cleaners to clean the place.Her life was slowly getting back on track. She would not be in any danger, so long as she stayed out of Elliot and Avery's way. Once they won the lawsuit, she would get her share and could do whatever she wanted.The thought that she could finally recover from her failure felt surreal.Her mother had been messaging her for the past few days, worried that Natalie would be in danger again. Her m
"It's exactly what you think it is: Sebastian has decided to share his inheritance with us. It's not much, but at least we get something, so there's no need for a lawsuit anymore," Violet said. "You don't have to contact us from now on. It's over."Natalie could not find her words, and, after waiting a few seconds, Violet hung up.The others immediately stared at Violet as soon as she ended the call."Is Natalie furious? Did she curse at you or something?" Christine asked.Violet shook her head. "She didn't say a thing, so I hung up. She's probably not that unreasonable. It's not like we are the ones who didn't give her a share of the inheritance... She has no reason to resent us.""True. Now that we have our shares, I am satisfied.""Me, too," Stacy said. "Dad wouldn't have given me this much, even if he was in the right mind.""If everyone is okay with their share, we will put this behind us after this meal. We can all still gather during special occasions from now on," Violet
She had been about to go to sleep, but was now completely awake after the phone call."This guy knows no boundaries. Could he not call you during the day? He has to call you late at night?" Elliot questioned. "So what if it's about Natalie? It doesn't matter much even if Dean Jennings is coming back to life.""Alright! Maybe he was too happy and forgot about the time," Avery explained. "Sebastian has stopped Natalie from obtaining money in any way. It's pleasant news.""Do you really think that she has no other way to make money?" Elliot said calmly. "Let's forget about her. If she dares to do anything to us, I will make her disappear forever.""Okay. Let's sleep! I want to take a look at your plans for Christmas tomorrow and pick out the one we want. We can finally lay back and relax," she said, chasing out all thoughts about anyone and anything else. "We will need to go to the hospital tomorrow for your appointment.""Let's go to sleep, then! I hope everything goes smoothly tomo
"Why don't we see what the kids think?" Avery said. "What we want isn't the most important thing. You can make all the calls if we were traveling alone."Elliot could not argue with her point."Let's wait for Hayden to come back and see what he thinks, then." Elliot compromised. "Has he bought his ticket? When will he arrive? I will go pick him up."Spotting the excitement on Elliot's face, Avery chuckled. "He hasn't given me his flight details yet! He will let me know once he has booked the tickets."Meanwhile, in Bridgedale, Hayden was on a video call with Tammy.Tammy had called him normally first, but, after learning that he was free, she had hung up and called back on a video call instead."Hayden, your dad can't stop thinking about going outside these days. That won't do. He can go anywhere anytime he wants—just not on Christmas. They don't know that they are getting a wedding on Christmas day, so they aren't prepared for it! All preparations have been completed by us, and