"Let me see that!" Jiang Tao yelled, stretching his hand forward to seize the paper but Jiang Meiying simply stepped back with a cruel, disbelieving look on her face.
Jiang Tao shakily sat down, a bit dejected because he knew the truth, yet he hadn't bothered to check the document. What could she have seen?
Jiang Meiying glanced around the dining room coldly before turning to read from the documents in her hand. She read the first one which was her mother's LAST WILL
"LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF PU MEI." She read out loud, and the blood on Jiang Tao's face drained, leaving it pale white like a sheet of paper.
Pu?
Why had she used her former surname?
Jiang Meiying ignored the pale face staring at her and continued reading the Will like It was the most interesting story ever.
"I PU MEI, resident of (city name), (state name), declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all previous Wills and codicils made by me either jointly or severally." She paused for a while to look at her father in the eye. He was not only pale, it was like his ghost had left him. With a sneer, she glanced down at the documents and continued. She read so fluently that the others were simply speechless. "I declare that I am of sound mind and legal age to make this last Will. The Last Will expresses my wishes without undue influence or duress. At the time of executing this will, I am a divorcee."
Jiang Chu quickly went behind her husband to pat his back because he had began coughing violently. Jiang Ming reached out with a glass of water.
Zhang Wei finally found his tongue and glared at Jiang Meiying who was ready to keep reading, amused.
"I think that's enough for now, don't you think?"
"No."
"..."
Zhang Hien hurriedly put an arm Infront of Jiang Meiying, and blankly stared at his brother.
"Let her read brother."
Zhang Wei blinked in surprise.
"The man is in no condition to listen to her read!" He suddenly yelled at them, loosing his temper.
"He should have thought of the consequences of his past actions before my mother divorced him," She turned to her father after handing Zhang Hien the documents. "So that's why she died?"
"What are you talking about?" Jiang Ming demanded in irritation, but withdrew like a turtle in its shell on meeting with blood lust in her cold eyes.
Jiang Meiying had her gaze fixed on her father who was slowly cleaning his mouth, avoiding her eyes.
"You're the reason she's dead." Her voice was calm as she quietly looked at him with so much hate. She wasn't really her mother since she wasn't of this world. But she couldn't help but feel nostalgia after reading the Will. She was two years at that time but the woman didn't hesitate to Will everything she had in her possession to her. She was obviously helpless at that time.
"She obviously found out about the whore you impregnated and couldn't take the news in, so she had a heart attack and while she was in the hospital, she terminated her other Will where she willed everything into your possession and Willed it under my name instead, Am I right father?"
Jiang Chu got up, shaking In anger.
"Did you... just call me a Whore?"
"I don't think I had water in my mouth when I did."
"Just because your mother is 6-feet underground, doesn't mean you can insult mine."
"Jiang Ming, Jiang Chu, that's enough!!!" Jiang Tao yelled, and the two women blankly stared at him before reluctantly sitting down.
Jiang Tao was in a confused situation. He thought his wife had Willed everything under his name and had only left the Xiao Vikings Island under Jiang Meiying's name. He just wanted her consent before selling it and was prepared to buy her anything to convince her. He thought it was going to be an easy process!
But who knew his crafty wife had decided to punish him like this?
Mei was actually the daughter of a late millionaire Mr. Pu, and after inheriting his possession, she got married to Mr. Jiang.
She owned several lands, an island and other properties, a fat bank account and several jewelries infact!
It was obvious the man had married her for money!
The woman was however, very smart and didn't let him persuade her into using any of her properties, insisting it might be important for future use. He had however forced her to Will all her properties under his name during childbirth. She was in labor and in pain and he wasn't letting the doctors in. She had signed everything under his name, but had left out the island. He insisted on getting everything and she adamantly refused.
When it seemed like he wasn't letting the doctors in, she gave birth to the child herself but due to the effort and strain of her pelvic muscles, the doctors confirmed that not only would she be unable to walk again, she couldn't give birth anymore.
To add salt to her wounds, she returned home days later to see her husband rolling around in the sheets with no other person than Jiang Chu. Did he come to check up on her or his daughter at the hospital?
No.
He was pleasuring himself on their matrimonial bed with a stranger.
That was how she had sneakily appointed, Wong Li, her lawyer as her executor in her Last Will statement before she died.
She had Willed everything under Jiang Meiying's name, so now this useless pig had everything under her name and Jiang Mei didn't even leave him a single penny?
No! This can't happen!
His company was slowly crumbling to the ground and selling off an island was going to help him save his face infront of his friends and colleagues.
He had his son-in-law to aid him, so he wasn't really bothered, but did she even know how much people were willing to buy the island for?
100 million at least!!!