Chapter 305: An end
The six brothers sat around the large green table, each lost in their own thoughts even as they seemed to be concentrating on their card game.
Ian nursed his drink in his hand and sighed," Why did I not know we had so many relatives? Were they living in a hole, or were we?"
Demetri sighed and sipped his drink," They’d been pushed into a hold by, Grandfather so that he could protect us."
Erasmi shook his head," I had no idea the old man was paying off so many people. I did not even know that our mother had two brothers who are apparently our ’uncles’."
Lucien snorted and shook his head, "They are not uncles but more like leeches. Now that their blood source has been cut off, they are trying to latch onto us."
"I would have continued to support them if they had not created a scene at the memorial service today! Dam* it! No wonder Grandfather had already arranged the funeral and everything else. These people would have not let us bury him in peace." Seb groaned. "Who the heck fights over giving the eulogy? Did they think they were auditioning for a blockbuster movie?"
Demetri shook his head and threw down a card," They’ve all been taken care of so there is no need to worry.
Ian looked at the others and asked, "Have you all read the letters that Grandpa left you?"
That question was followed by another round of cursing as each man buried their nose in either their cards or their drink, refusing to talk. The old man had left them in a quandary that neither of them was willing to talk about. Ian could not help but wonder if the contents had been unsettling for all of them. Were they the same requirements that he’d left for him or was it different?
Finally, he turned to Demetri," What did Nora’s letter say?"
"She refused to show it to me. But I did hear her cribbing something along the lines that she was going to name our baby Eli when hell froze over. It seems the oldie told her to name our kid after him."