Chapter 3 - 2: The Will
Chapter 2: The Will
The grand study of the Lancaster mansion was packed. Mahogany bookshelves lined the walls, filled with expensive first editions no one had probably ever read. A massive chandelier hung from the ceiling, casting a dim golden light over the long table where the Lancaster family sat, waiting.
Kael leaned back in his chair, arms crossed.
This wasn’t a family mourning a loss.
This was a pack of wolves waiting to see who would get the biggest piece of the kill.
Daniel Saito, the family lawyer, adjusted his tie and said,
"As per the last will and testament of Theodore Lancaster, the distribution of assets will now be read."
The room went dead silent.
Kael could practically feel the greed radiating from his relatives.
Damian, his eldest uncle, sat at the head of the table, his fingers drumming against the polished wood. His son, Eric, smirked slightly, already assuming his father would walk away with the lion’s share.
Raymond, the younger uncle, looked more composed, but there was a sharpness in his eyes. His daughter, Vanessa, still hadn’t looked up from her phone.