Chapter 245

The crowd processed Anniston's words, exchanging varied glances, until at last the loud-voiced woman shouted, "Well, we've come all this way, can't waste our time for nothing. Let's go!"

She took the lead and marched out the door to find a sharply dressed young man holding a stack of checks.

"Please come this way for your checks, one per household, and each for the same amount," he directed.

"These are just peanuts," the woman grumbled, scrutinizing the check. "You're writing checks like we're beggars."

But when the young man handed her the check, her eyes nearly popped out, "One hundred thousand?"

The news of a hundred thousand dollars sent a ripple through the less affluent branches of the Solomon family, who now clamored to get their hands on the checks. The distribution complete, they each left with their own piece of unexpected fortune.

The young man's meticulous hairstyle was now disheveled.

He exhaled deeply, smoothed his hair back into place, and