Chapter 594 Reading Of The Will


    At the Ink Garden.


    The entire family was gathered there. They were all sitting in silence.


    "A plump man in his fifties, wearing a tuxedo with a briefcase in hand, was sitting on the reception


    room''s couch, exchanging whispered conversations with Hudson."


    "He was Mr. Bet, the familywyer hired specifically by Old Master Harvey."


    Everyone in the room was anxious at the presence of Mr. Bet.


    "Old Master Harvey'' will, that had been established more than two decades ago was finally about to be


    revealed. They were curious about the contents, especially when it would determine what assets each


    of them would inherit. "


    "Mr. Harvey, time flies, doesn''t it? I can''t believe it has already been more than twenty years. Mr.


    Bet said with a sigh, ""I was shocked to receive the phone call from Aunt E when I was abroad. I


    couldn''t believe that Sophia was seriously ill."""


    "Hudson looked haggard. Wrinkles covered the corner of his forehead, and silver hair could be seen in


    his sideburns. He no longer looked as noble as before. He nodded in agreement and said, ""That''s


    true. Time really flies. Now that I think of it, I still very much prefer it when the Old Master was still here.


    I didn''t have to take care of so many things. Life was easier back then."""


    Hudson smiled wryly.


    "Ever since Old Master Harvey had passed away, the Sky Sword Group had taken advantage of it and


    tried to pull the Harvey Group down. Hudson had had no choice but to work through countless


    sleepless nights alongside Paige, and with all of their effortsbined, they''d finally defeated the Sky


    Sword Group and stabilize the Harvey Group''s status in the field."


    Hudson finally understood how exhausting it was to lead the group.


    "It wasn''t easy to build and maintain the Harvey Group''s legacy for a century. Each head of the family


    contributed a lot to the Harvey Group to reach where it is today. Mr. Bet said, ""It''s about time we


    reveal the Old Master''s will. I can finally fulfill my duty."""


    Hudson nodded.


    They were waiting for Calvin''s and Belle''s arrival. The reading of the will was a major event that


    required the current head of the family to be present.


    "Hence, Hudson and Mr. Bet started making small talk."


    "Aunt E walked in and said, ""Mr. Harvey, I had received a call from Mr. Pringle that he''s stuck in


    traffic, and will take longer to arrive."""


    Hudson nodded.


    Aunt E left.


    "Mr. Bet, may I know if the Old Master also gave a copy of the will to Sophia back then? Hudson


    asked as he thought of something."


    "At this point, there was nothing for Mr. Bet to hide anymore. He nodded in reply and said, ""Mr.


    Hudson, you''re right. The Old Master did leave a copy of the will behind for Sophia. She was


    authorized to make amendments to the will wherever she found appropriate under the current


    circumstances. This was because the Old Master couldn''t predict the future, and he knew things would


    change with time."""


    Hudson''s guess was right.


    Part of Old Master Harvey'' will had been authorized by Sophia.


    "The Harvey familywyers normally worked directly with their clients, as too many were involved in the


    family''s inheritance, and Old Master Harvey had demanded his children and grandchildren to have


    families on their own before they were deemed eligible for the inheritance. There had been many


    obstacles to Martin''s marriage, which was part of the reason why the reading of the will had to be


    postponed. Now that Sophia was in a critical stage, they couldn''t wait any longer to proceed with the


    reading. Mr. Bet was aware of this."


    "Hudson wasn''t anxious at all about the contents of the will. He knew that the assets that could be


    allocated by Old Master Harvey in his will would be of fixed assets like Harvey Manor. As for the


    Harvey Group, although Hudson had taken over it directly from Old Master Harvey himself, it was also


    Hudson''s family who had managed and kept the business in operation. There wasn''t any possibility of


    allocating the Harvey Group to anyone else. Evan had also taken over anotherpany from Old


    Master Harvey back then, but as opposed to Hudson, Evan had done nothing spectacr.."


    "Hudson''s concern wasn''t about the contents of the will, but instead, he was troubled about leading the


    Harvey Group through this crisis."


    "Now that Sergio had used this to submit their case, the verdict woulde down soon."


    "At that moment, footsteps could be heard from the outside."


    Calvin had already rushed over with Belle.


    "As soon as they stepped into the living room, Belle could feel that there was something off with the


    atmosphere, but she was more concerned with Sophia''s situation."


    "The atmosphere of the living room was solemn, yet there was not a trace of sadness in the air. Belle


    couldn''t figure out what was wrong."


    "Calvin, Belle, Mr. Graver is here today about Old Master Harvey'' will. You two are now in charge of the


    family. So, the reading can only proceed with both your presence. Hudson immediately walked over


    and said to them as soon as he saw Calvin arriving with Belle in hand."


    "Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, Mr. Bet stood up in a hurry and greeted Calvin and Belle


    respectfully."


    "Hello, Mr. Bet. Calvin nodded politely in return. He then walked over to them while holding Belle''s


    hand."


    "At this point, Belle finally got a grasp of the current situation. Sophia wasn''t dying. Hudson called them


    over purely for the reading of the will. Belle could finally breathe a sigh of relief."


    "Paige was sitting next to Hudson. Once she spotted Belle, she immediately pulled her over and made


    some small talk with her."


    "Shortly after, Mr. Pringle finally arrived."


    "Once everyone was present, Hudson made the opening speech, and was followed by Mr. Bet."


    "Hello to all the board members, madams, young masters, and misses. More than twenty years ago,


    Old Master Harvey entrusted me to establish his will. I''m here today to proceed with the reading of his


    will. Old Master Harvey was always a fair man, and a man with principles. He took into consideration


    each family''s background and circumstances, beforeing up with the contents of his will. Everyone


    present here today was a family member to Old Master Harvey. I hope that we will all respect the


    deceased, as well as the respect we had for him, while I proceed with the reading of the will. Your


    have any further concerns. I sincerely hope that everyone here can control the urge to let out a second


    opinion or of your emotions, as Old Master Harvey was someone we all looked up to. We have to


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    believe in his impartiality."


    Everyone was silent.


    Mr. Bet began to read out the will.


    "Although Mr. Bet was old, he had a loud voice, and everyone present could hear him clearly."


    "Just as Hudson and Calvin had expected, the assets were distributed ordingly to everyone''s actual


    circumstances. The two daughters of the Harvey family were allocated to a different ratio of the assets.


    No one made a fuss about this."


    Mr. Bet was in fact retired. The only task he had left was reading this will. He could finally fulfill his


    "Seeing that everyone was listening in silence and without any second opinion, Mr. Pringle stood up."


    "Mr. Hudson, Mr. Harvey, there''s something I''d like to discuss with everyone first."


    Mr. Pringle wasn''t reading a will like Mr. Bet did. His sentence was able to capture everyone''s


    attention.


    "I got a phone call from Sophia earlier. She mentioned there are some amendments to the will and


    wanted me to rush over. I was in court for another case at that time. I still rushed over during the small


    break in between. However, she was already unconscious when I rushed over to the Ink Garden. She


    couldn''t even recognize me. Therefore, I am not certain what amendments she wanted to make to the


    will. Sophia handed me a copy of the will she finalized a couple of months ago, and she had another


    copy with her. You all should know that she was authorized to amend the will and she has the rights to


    do so. Therefore, the will with me now is iplete. We have to find the copy that is with her before


    we canplete the will, Mr. Pringle exined."


    "Back then, Sophia did have this intention when she kept a copy with her. Mr. Pringle assumed that


    Sophia might want to amend the will at any time. He was herwyer and he could only listen to his


    client."


    This statement stirred up a series of discussions among the family members.


    "Mr. Pringle, are you saying that we need to find Sophia''s copy before we can proceed with the


    reading? Calvin asked. He was reminded of what Aunt E mentioned before, and he was puzzled


    about this."


    "Yes, Mr. Harvey. Mr. Pringle nodded."


    He was awyer. He had to be fair and objective.


    "The will in his hands now was the same will Sophia called him to make amendments to. He had to


    respect Sophia''s opinion, especially when she was still alive."


    "But Sophia is unconscious now, and she couldn''t even recognize us. How could she revise the will?


    Paige asked with doubts."


    "Exactly, she''s already in this state. We can''t get anything from her. Winifred echoed."


    "Hudson, why don''t we do it this way? We just have to find Sophia''s copy and align it with Mr. Pringle''s


    copy to finalize the will. Then, we can proceed with the reading already. Mom is unconscious now. She


    can no longer make any further revisions. We are a family. We don''t need to be bothered by such trivial


    details especially when Mom had already revised her copy when she was conscious. We could already


    tell some of her contents even. Evan immediately suggested to Hudson as he noticed the discussion


    going on among other members."


    "Hudson pondered for a while and said, ""It seems like the best solution for the time being. Let''s search


    for her copy now and get things done with. Let''s not be calctive with each other. We are a family


    after all."""


    Everyone agreed with Hudson.