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Chapter 7 - The Beginning
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Alec POV
I get myself ready into my navy blue suit as I am about to meet my lawyers so we can go through the documents about my inheritance. I have to say I read the papers, but I couldn't understand most of them. One thing I understood was the condition implied to get married. But I am not going to consider that until my lawyers explain it to me.
The drive is short, and they are already waiting for me. Just how I like it, I don't like to be kept waiting. I walk into the office, and they follow me, locking the door behind us. They have a copy of the documents, and they don't waste any time explaining the amount of money, the companies and buildings I inherited. I have to say I am impressed about everything the guy has built. I googled him, and I am impressed. He was a dick, of course, he was, but he knew the business, and he was fucking good at it.
"So, there's a clause, a very old school one", my lawyer says, and I raise one eyebrow. I Wass right after all.
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