Chapter 189 All Over Pain
To be honest.
Elizabeth wasn't short of money.
The money Quin Agency had made under Lyle's management over the years was enough for Elizabeth to live on.
And Timothy wasn't someone who lacked money either.
Timothy and Elizabeth were on the same page—they didn't want any involvement with Jake.
Even though that lunatic Jake was already dead.
"I won't accept the Sherman Group shares, and the trust fund won't let my daughter accept them either."
These things were like hot potatoes to Elizabeth.
Vincent and Calliope were actually a bit shocked by Jake's arrangements, feeling uneasy about it.
They only had one son, Jake. If Jake was really gone, they wouldn't care who got his Sherman Group shares.
Griffin took out two completely unopened letters from his leather bag. "This letter is from Mr. Jake Sherman to Ms. Penrose, and this one is for Mrs. Calliope Sherman."
Calliope took the letter and quickly opened it.
[Mom, when you read this letter, I'll be gone. You can consider having another child with the old man. If my father's lost his ability to reproduce, you can find someone outside]
Calliope fell silent. What kind of letter was this from Jake?
Vincent handed Calliope a tissue with a dark expression.
Elizabeth coldly tore open her letter.
[If you're capable, turn the Sherman Group into the Penrose Group. I know you don't want the shares. Now that I'm dead, you'll have to mourn for me. This'll piss you and Timothy off]
Elizabeth gripped the letter tightly, anger stuck in her chest with no way out.
As if to verify what Jake wrote in the letter, Timothy's phone rang at that moment.
Elizabeth reached over to take Seraphina, who was sitting on Timothy's lap, so he could answer the call.
Timothy saw it was Joe calling and answered.
Joe got straight to the point on the other end. "Jake recorded something in advance. The Sherman Group's PR and news media platforms are all playing this recording now."
Joe hung up and forwarded the recording to Timothy.
Elizabeth heard Timothy playing the recording and turned to look.
[Hello everyone, I'm Jake. Due to health reasons, I'm leaving this world. After my death, twenty percent of the Sherman Group shares will be inherited by my wife, Ms. Penrose. My wife loves me very much. She once said that after I die, she would mourn for me]
The recording ended.
In the study, except for the two lawyers, the other four who knew the real situation were all shocked by this shameless recording.
Vincent and Calliope looked at each other awkwardly.
Timothy wanted to drag Jake out and whip his corpse.
Elizabeth was so angry her whole body hurt.
Fuck!
Elizabeth cursed in her mind.
Not only was she forced to mourn for that lunatic Jake, it also meant she couldn't marry Timothy this year at the earliest.
And she and Timothy couldn't openly be together during this time.
Elizabeth took several deep breaths. Who loved Jake?
Suppressing her anger, she smiled. "Griffin, I'll accept the Sherman Group shares."
As for the trust fund, it could all be donated after Seraphina grew up.
She turned to look at Timothy. "Mr. Robinson."
Timothy's eyes were dark. He took the little duck hat off Seraphina's head and used it as a mask to cover her face.
With his other hand, he pressed the back of Elizabeth's head.
He kissed her fiercely.
Vincent and Calliope blushed slightly and turned away.
The two lawyers fell silent. They sensed something was off, but they couldn't talk about it outside.
Elizabeth's lashes trembled slightly.
She responded to him.
Seraphina, with the hat covering her face, thought daddy was playing with her. She laughed and reached out her chubby hands to pull the hat away.
Timothy bit Elizabeth lightly and let her go.
He looked down to see Seraphina's eyes wide open, grinning at him.
He and Elizabeth had planned to register their marriage tomorrow, but now they had to postpone it.
With Jake's recording coming out now, the two of them couldn't register their marriage right away. Timothy could ignore gossip, but Elizabeth would face unfair contempt and rumors.
People would say, look at that woman Elizabeth—her husband Jake just died, and right after inheriting the Sherman Group shares, she immediately found another man. She's so calculating.
Timothy's anger was no less than Elizabeth's.
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The family of three left The Sherman Mansion.
Elizabeth had Timothy take Seraphina home first.
She still had to handle the share registration and internal procedures at the Sherman Group.
The anger stuck in her chest was uncomfortable, neither rising nor falling.
Thinking of Jake's provocative words in the letter, she smiled coldly.
After finishing all the procedures, she had the driver take her to a specialty store and bought a bottle of wine.
When Elizabeth got home, Timothy was already sitting in the living room waiting for her.
"Where's Seraphina?"
"She got tired from playing and is sleeping."
She put the wine on the table and curled up in Timothy's arms.
Timothy looked down. "Want me to help you bathe?"
She felt too tired to move.
His warm breath hit her face.
Elizabeth nodded.
She rested her head against his chest.
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Silverlight City.
"Calista, you have a visitor."
Calista, sitting on a yellowed bed, slowly raised her head and followed the guard out.
"Who are you?"
Calista didn't recognize Emma standing before her.
She thought her son Ron had come to visit.
Emma smiled. "I know your daughter, Elizabeth."