Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 252

Seeing Shirley's anxious demeanor, the lawyer gave an awkward chuckle. "Easy there. Let's first clear the air about the properties. We can't mess this up."

Ines shot Shirley a disgusted glance, finding her behavior quite unbearable.

Shirley, however, didn't see anything wrong. She gave a small cough and continued to look at the lawyer with anticipation.

The lawyer continued, "Mr. Galeana's five shops: one will go to Shirley, two to Emma, and two to Ines. All cash, stocks and futures will be inherited by Emma."

Shirley felt a bit bitter, but upon seeing her daughter Emma as the main beneficiary, she swallowed her dissatisfaction and kept listening.

Ines was very calm, she neither needed nor desired to squabble over these assets. She wasn't here for the inheritance.

Emma, however, could hardly conceal her surprise. She thought she would only get the properties, but now she also had shops and cash. It seemed that her father truly loved her.

Aiden and Mrs. Ramos couldn't hide their grins, but they were more interested in the Galeana Group's shares.

"As for Mr. Galeana's 52% stake, it will be divided as follows: 5% will go to Ms. Emma, and the remaining 47% to Ms. Ines."

On hearing this, Shirley sprang up from the sofa. In her haste, she knocked over a teacup on the table, creating a loud noise. Pointing angrily at Ines, she said to the lawyer, "All 47% to Ines, and only 5% to Emma? Are you out of your mind? Shouldn't it be 15%?" Only after she spoke did Shirley realize she had made a mistake. She was filled with regret. The will she had destroyed hadn't left her anything, but the distribution of the other assets was almost the same, except Emma and Jasmine were given 15% share. She might not understand these things, but she knew the difference between 5% and 15% was massive. The most valuable thing Hunter had was his shares, and now almost all of them where given to Ines.

Ines was also taken aback. She already held 20%, and she thought Hunter would give her about 30%, just enough to maintain her controlling stake. She didn't expect him to give her 47% and leave only 5% to Emma.

To her surprise, she suddenly understood Shirley's words. Her face darkened, and she demanded, "You've seen the second will, haven't you? Did you hide it?"