Chapter 5 Haley’s Return

"The will?"

Barbara's eyes gleamed.

May, the eldest Martínez daughter, thought to herself, her married daughter had also been called back home, did that mean she also had a share of the Martínez family's will?

Not only her, but the others in the living room also began to have their own thoughts.

No one was uninterested in the matter of the will.

However, when each of them was considering how much money they could get, several figures walked in from the entrance.

Walking beside Madam Martínez was a young and beautiful woman.

The woman was wearing jeans and a shirt, with her hair casually tied up, but even with such a simple outfit, it was still stunning.

Especially with her extraordinary and elegant temperament, it was hard to find another person like her in Cuenca.

Barbara suddenly felt intrigued by this woman. She looked somewhat familiar, but Barbara couldn’t quite place her.

"Haley, your aunt and uncle are here, go and say hello to them," Madam Martínez pushed Haley.

Haley's face had a calm and composed smile: "Hello everyone..."

The living room was unusually quiet.

"Haley? Haley?" Barbara's face was full of disbelief, "You, you, didn't you die four years ago?"

"Nonsense!" Madam Martínez frowned, "Haley has always been alive, living well. She didn't want to attract too much attention, so I never told you about it."

The members of the Martínez family were shocked, their eyes nearly popping out. How could one not be astonished by someone who supposedly died four years ago suddenly reappearing?

But looking at the old lady's appearance, it was clear she had known that Haley hadn't died and had concealed it so well!

The gaze of the May Martínez, Haley’s eldest aunt fell on the two children: "Haley, did you give birth to two illegitimate children again?"

The words "illegitimate children" made Haley's aura suddenly turn cold. She raised her eyes and said bluntly, "Aunt May, before you married into the Martínez family, you were already pregnant with the Barbara. Should I then assume and say that Barbara is also an illegitimate child?"

"You!" Aunt May was so angry her eyes were emitting fire.

Having been unmarried and pregnant back then, it was considered quite scandalous in the aristocratic circle.

She had been ridiculed for a long time, and now this matter had passed almost thirty years ago, yet it was still being brought up by a younger generation. How could she not be furious?

Barbara was also extremely angry, "Haley, how dare you insult my mother and me on our Martínez family's territory? Who gave you the audacity?"

"That's enough!"

Madam Martínez angrily shouted, and the surroundings instantly quieted down.

Her elderly eyes swept through everyone in the living room, "If I hear anyone insulting Haley's two children again, don't blame me for not being polite to them!"

The younger generation of the Martínez family immediately shrunk their necks, but at the same time, their eyes were filled with unwillingness.

Haley's mother was the only daughter of the Martínez family, she had been pampered since childhood.

Later, when she got married, she even brought two million from the Martínez family to establish the DeRoss Company.

Madam Martínez treated this daughter as the apple of her eye and gave her everything good from the Martínez family, until Haley's mother died...

Everyone thought that the old lady would calm down, but unexpectedly, Haley then got all her love and attention, along with the 50% shares in the DeRoss Company.

"Grandma, this time I came back to Cuenca to discuss business with the Martínez family," Haley said as she opened the bag she had with her and took out a document.

She placed the document on the table and calmly stated, "I studied computer programming in college, and in the past four years, while furthering my education at Harvard University, I developed an intelligent chip. This chip has not been released yet and I am currently looking for a business partner. I hope to collaborate with the Martínez family."

"Haley, who do you think you are? Just based on what you said, do you think the Martínez family will partner with you?" Barbara sneered. "The Martínez family is one of the top ten conglomerates in Cuenca. There are countless companies begging to collaborate with us, but we don't even bother to look at them! What makes you think you're special?"

Madam Martínez was about to speak, but Steven Martínez interrupted her.

He took a step forward and said, "Mom, Haley is my niece, and I have affection for her, but we can't bend the rules for personal feelings when it comes to company matters. The Martínez Group is currently struggling to enter the market for internet smart products. We can't change our business partners just because of Haley."

"The Martínez Group has invested a huge amount of money to acquire an intelligent chip from overseas, and it is about to go into production. Why should we change our partner just because of your words?"

"I think Haley just wants to use this collaboration to ask Grandma for money. Don't make it too obvious, okay?"

"I really don't understand why she came back alive after everyone thought she was dead."

"Grandma must have loved her so much that her name must be in the will..."

"She belongs to the DeRoss family. Why should we trust her, especially after all the scandals that happened back then...?”

The members of the Martínez family voiced their opinions, and even the members who usually fought with each other surprisingly had a unified stance.

Madam Martínez was furious that her long-awaited granddaughter finally agreed to come back, only to face hostility from her own family members. The veins on her forehead were throbbing.

However, before Madam Martínez could say anything, a cute voice suddenly spoke up.

Todd had always been a quiet child.

But how could he stand by when his mommy was being attacked?

The little boy took a step forward and looked up at Steven. "Steven, may I ask if the Martínez Group's intelligent chip is the MCP12 produced by Ande Corporation?"

"Frowning, he asked, 'How do you know?'

'I also know that although this chip is smooth, it is not perfect in terms of functionality; many instructions cannot be received. However, if we embed the AMP1 and RIWE-34 processors into it, it can greatly enhance the chip's intelligence...,' Todd calmly continued, 'if the Martínez Group wants to carve out a share in the smart market, it's best not to choose this chip.'

At only four years old, he stood inconspicuously among the crowd. However, his words caused everyone present to change their expressions.

Young people who didn't work at the Martínez Group might not understand, but Steven understood too well.

Each point this child made was something his assistant had mentioned, something he had considered improving.

However, even multinational corporations couldn't produce the perfect smart chip, let alone the Martínez Group, given that this market had just begun.

Steven finally suppressed his contempt and asked, 'How do you know so much?'

When he was four or five years old, he was still playing with mud; he didn't even know what a smart chip was, let alone such complicated terms.

Todd blinked his eyes and replied, 'It's all taught to me by my mommy. Professor Haver called my mommy a genius in chips. If you collaborate and work with my mommy, you and your company would profit.'

Haley gently touched her son's head, feeling somewhat helpless.

Speaking of geniuses, it should be Todd. This child has been interested in computers since he was born.

At only four years old, he became a skilled hacker. She was able to successfully develop this chip with Todd's help; otherwise, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

Haley pushed the contract over and said softly, 'Uncle Steven, you can take a look at the chip details in the contract.'

Steven opened the contract with mixed emotions.

Then, he was shocked! The Martínez Group had spent three months and hired over a hundred computer programmers to develop this chip, but they couldn't solve the problem. Yet, Haley easily cracked it.

If the intelligent chip she developed was truly as described in the contract, then the Martínez Group would soar in the smart market!

'Haley, do you still have plans to collaborate with another company?' Steven suppressed his excitement and asked.

Haley's voice remained cold as usual, 'Not for now.'

'Haley, I will sign the contract right away!' Steven eagerly asked someone to bring a pen.

Barbara widened her eyes and exclaimed, 'Dad, are you crazy? Can't you see that Haley and this little wild seed are deliberately misleading you?'