Chapter 164

Before the lawyer could read the contents of Lionel's will, Samantha snatched it away impatiently. There was joy and eagerness in her eyes as she opened the folder and scanned through it, because it meant she could get her hands on the Spencer estate now…

And yet, the more she read, the paler her face became—eventually, all color drained from her face.

"No, this is impossible! Lionel wouldn't do this to me! This has to be fake!" she cried hysterically and tore the papers into pieces.

The lawyer did not stop her, however—that was just a copy and not the original. It hardly mattered.

"You must be working with them!" Samantha continued, glaring between the lawyer, Irene, and Sheryl. "You two… You put him up to this!"

Irene, however, was not bothered with her raving, and asked the lawyer to read the will.

Samantha was not about to let it rest, when Ricky caught her and said, "Stop it, Mom. Mr. Cooper is a man whom Dad trusted when he was alive, and he won't lie to us."

"Ricky, I'm