That night in Birmingham, another person’s heart was restless as well. The doorbell rang at the Gabriel villa.
When the servant heard the bell, she impatiently answered it. As soon as she opened the door, she covered her nose when she smelled a pungent smell of alcohol.
“Allie, welcome home.”
The maid had gotten used to Allie being drunk every night. She shouted a few times and called all the maids in the house downstairs. Then, they carried Allie, who was completely drunk, to the sofa together.
The bartender from the bar took Allie home that day, and it was the third time this week. The servant gave the bartender fifty bucks and let him go just like she used to do.
“If she goes to the bar tomorrow night, you can’t let her drink so much again. To be honest, I’m worried that something bad might happen to her if she comes home so late at night. After all, Allie’s getting married later and she needs to be safe and sound.”
The bartender nodded and said, “Please don’t worry. Even if she gets drunk again, 1 promise I’ll bring her back safely.”
It was a good opportunity to make money, so he wouldn’t let it go.
Just as the bartender left, the servant heard someone vomiting in the living room. Immediately afterward, the other servants all let out a gasp.
She instantly knew what kind of miserable chaos the living room would look like.
“Okay, stop screaming and move! Get her bath ready, prepare the antidote, and get a new carpet.”
Just as they fumbled around, they heard an exasperated voice from upstairs did you drink so much again?”
Shirley ran downstairs immediately after saying this. Just as she saw the puddle of vomit on the couch, she frowned and became even more annoyed. She scolded her, “What’s going on, Allie? What are you doing? If your fiancé’s family knew you would do this, they would definitely hate you! Do you still want to get married or not?”
Allie, though very drunk, knew what her mother was talking about. She staggered up from the couch, sobbing and then laughing. She said, “Oh, no, I don’t want to get married at all! Hey, why don’t you get married, mom? You can find me a stepfather!”
Immediately afterward, Shirley slapped Allie across the face, and the crisp sound of the slap echoed through the living room.
Shirley’s hand shook as she held it up. She said angrily, “Allie, you’re crazy! How dare you say that!”
Allie covered her face and immediately looked less drunk. what, you’d better beat me to death! Then,
I wouldn’t have to be an indirect murderer, and I wouldn’t have trouble sleeping at night! You know, I can see my father’s face when I close my eyes every night.”
Everyone in the living room went quiet. Then, the servants looked at each other in surprise
Shirley’s face turned pale with fear. She glared at the maids and said, “Hey, what are you guys doing here?! Allie’s drunk now, so she’s talking nonsense. Don’t tell anyone what she said, or I’ll kick you out!”
With that, she yanked Allie by her shirt, staggered her to the second floor, and heaved her onto the bed.
Allie’s long hair clung to her face in a mess.
Shirley said to her furiously. “Damn! Are you crazy? Do you have any idea what you’re talking about? Do you want to put me in jail?”
Allie sat up from the bed with her arms and cried out loud, “No, I didn’t want to put you in jail. Mom, you’re sending me to hell. Did you see that my dad left us all his fortune? But, you still suspected him. You had no proof that he would change his mind and gave it all to Anna at all, but you poisoned and killed him.”
Shirley clenched her fists and said angrily. “Enough! Shut up! You know that this money was supposed to be ours in the first place! I was touched when he said in his will that he would give it all to us. But, Allie, if he keeps living, he might change his mind.”
Allie covered her face and said in a dull voice, “No! That’s not true! I know that you did it because you’re so greedy. You killed him because you wanted it all!”
Tears slid down the corners of Shirley’s eyes as she closed them. She felt remorse at that moment.
if I had known that Frank would leave all his possessions to my daughter and me, / wouldn‘t have done that to him. But, since it had already happened, there was nothing/ could do about it. Shirley thought.
“Allie, honey, listen to me. What is done is already done, and there’s nothing we can do to change the past. So, you can’t think about it all the time. All you have to remember is that your dad died from illness, and it has nothing to do with us.”
Shirley then sat down on the edge of the bed and took Allie into her arms, saying soothingly, “It will be a big day tomorrow! You‘re going to be the president of the group! So, you should be happy about that. I’ve been looking forward to this for so long, and it’s finally going to happen!”
Allie shook her head and cried helplessly, unable to catch her breath. Ever since she learned that her father had left the majority of his estate to her and her mother in his will, she could no longer turn a blind eye to what her mother had done.
Whenever she closed her eyes at night, she could always see her father’s face.
His face would be gentle at first, then it would turn fierce, and he would choke her like an evil spirit from hell.
“Allie, I’ve been so good to you. Why did you kill me?”
“No! It’s not true! Listen to me, I didn’t do anything, dad!”
Allie had a nightmare and woke up to find herself covered in a cold sweat. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the time and date on the clock at her bedside.
She stared at it blankly for a moment, then remembered that it was the day she would become the president of the group.
She had to hold a public equity meeting and have the board of directors vote for the executive president.
“Allie, are you awake yet? Hurry up!”
She heard Shirley call her at the door. Shirley sounded very cheerful, but it made Allie feel a surge of nausea and even the urge to vomit.
“I’m on my way.” Allie replied coldly. Even though she was exhausted, she went to the bathroom to shower.
That day, she realized just how busy a president would be. She had never thought that her father would have to deal with so many things every day. She was already tired, even though she had only been president for a few days.
When she remembered there would be a board referendum that day, she became even more distracted.
My father made me the president in his will. But why do I have the impression that / took it from him? Is it because my mother has done so many heinous things? I just couldn‘t take it anymore! Allie thought to herself.
It rained for a long time and finally stopped until the next morning. In the morning, Anna met Mr. Lee, her father’s lawyer, for coffee.
Mr. Lee had been a close friend of Frank’s and was a well-known lawyer in Birmingham’s legal community. He was an expert in commercial lawsuits for many years. However, Anna planned to seek his guidance on Matthew’s custody because she thought he was a trustworthy man.
Mr. Lee surprised her by handing her an insurance policy before she could say anything.
“This is the insurance your father purchased when he was still living, and he had done so for the previous five years. And you are the beneficiary.”
Anna froze as she saw the huge words’ Death from Major Illness Insurance’ on the insurance policy in a daze.
“How did my dad…”
She wanted to ask why did he suddenly buy this kind of insurance. And she wondered could it be that Frank had known that he would die because of serious illness.
Mr. Lee said seriously, “To be honest, he bought this insurance when you were still in America. He was healthy back then. In fact, I was confused about why he would buy this insurance. But later on, after he died, I knew why.”
“Huh? What do you mean by that?”
“When Frank was in the hospital some time ago, he asked me to help him revise his will and resolve the property ownership issue. I’m not quite certain of the Gabriel Group’s financial status, but I have a general concept of it. Have you ever wondered why your father didn’t leave anything for you, Anna?”
At that moment, she had an ominous feeling. She then asked, “What’s wrong? What happened to the group?”
“Many people in the group embezzled all the time. Because your father stopped taking charge of the company a few years ago, the subsidiaries have been fighting against each other for power and money. Although it seems that the group has a lot of real estate, almost all of them are mortgaged to the bank. So, the corporation has to rob Peter to pay Paul every year. Besides, the company is already in a difficult situation.”
Anna said in astonishment, “What? Really? How come my dad never told me about this?”
“He knew you had no intention of inheriting the group, so he didn’t want you to get into this mess. While he was still alive, he had already prepared for who would succeed him as president.”
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