THE WILL
"I hope you people have started planning on where to stay before it is too late. Oh, I can't wait for the will to be read out so that my pretty wife and I can have our peace in this house."
" I'm sure you're not talking to me, because if you are, then you need to know that you're the one packing out of this house and not the other way round."
"Instead of you begging and pleading with me to pity you and give you a little share of the company, and allow you to stay in this house for the meantime, you allow your pride to engulf you.
"Franco, I don't know what your wife is turning you into.****"
"Enough Mama, I won't tolerate anyone talking ill of my wife again because so long as I'm concerned, she's the only family I have and I'm ready to stick by her till my last breath!"
Franco went and met the family lawyer before time, so that he will know the content of the Will.
He was astonished to find out that the will was not in his favour.
Scrubbing his head, he lamented "oh I am finished."
He bribed the Lawyer with fifteen million dollars to change the will in his favour.
Everyone was seated in the living room eagerly waiting for the arrival of the lawyer for the will to be read out.
"Good morning everyone. This is the will of Late Mr. Marcos. I read.
'I, Mr. Marcos James, a resident of Wet, in the country of Naseri, being of sound mind, not acting under duress or under influence, and fully understanding the nature and extent of all my properties and of this disposition thereof, do hereby make, publish and declare this document to be my last Will and Testament and hereby revoke any and all other Wills and codicils heretofore made by me either jointly or severally.
At the time of executing this last Will, I am married to Nina James. I have three children namely: Helen, Franco and Dave.
I appoint Bar. Hanson to be the executor and administrator of this last Will and ask that he be permitted to serve without court supervision and without posting bond..
After payment of all personal debts, expenses and liabilities, I request and direct that all my properties be bequeathed as follows:
I give, devise and bequeath 5% shares of my company to my wife, Nina James.
I give, devise and bequeath 3% shares of my company to Helen, my eldest daughter.
I give, devise and bequeath the house and 87% shares of the company to Franco, my eldest son.'
I give, devise and bequeath 5% share of the company to Dave, my youngest son.
Thank you everyone for listening, I may take my leave now."
Franco and Cynthia start jubilating, finally, their victory has come.
Helen and Dave cried in disbelief about how their father willed almost everything to Franco not minding the fact that they're also his children.
Bar. Hanson stepped out, about to enter his car, Mama shouted
"Barrister, please wait." He turned and waited to hear what she had to say, mama landed three slaps on his face.
"Are you stupid? So Franco paid you to alter my husband's Will right? I know every statement written down in my husband's Will. That is not my husband's Will. You see this rubbish you just finished reading now, I'll make sure I bring you down for this act. Now I see the reason why my husband never trusted you to the fullest, that he has to keep back the original copy of the Will!"
She went back inside to address Franco.
"You may think that you've won now, but you were not not smart enough to know that your father didn't give the original copy of the Will to the lawyer. Franco you're so disgusting! Is this how you plan to repay this family? By ripping your siblings and I off the inheritance my husband left for us? Dave was just three months old when your father brought you in as a product of his cheating lifestyle. I was heartbroken yet, I can't be wicked to an innocent little child because of someone's mistake. I took you in, and treated you as my own child. When your father was about to die, I wanted to handover the company to Dave, but I told him to give it to you because you are the eldest son. But, don't worry, just enjoy it while it lasts."
"I've heard you Mama. But just as a quick reminder, you only have two weeks, starting from today, to leave this house with your two children.
Mama entered her room and wept bitterly over Franco's behaviour.
One week after, Mama travelled to the village to meet Mr. Ben, Her brother-in-law who has the original copy of the Will.
"Good evening uncle. You never told me you're coming to visit us!" Franco stated as he came back home and saw Mr. Ben seated on the couch.
"Yes, it was an emergency that I needed to attend to"
Your mother came to me, crying because of how you get the will manipulated in your favour. So I've come without the original copy of the Will so that we'll know whether what the lawyer read out was true or not."
Franco became speechless, he started sweating profusely.
At daybreak, they were all seated, waiting to hear the content of the original copy of the Will.
In the disbursement of properties, the Will have it reads
I give, devise and bequeath 40% shares of my company to my wife, Nina James.
I give, devise and bequeath 20% shares of my company to Helen, my eldest daughter.
I give, devise and bequeath 20% shares of the company to Franco, my eldest son.'
I give, devise and bequeath the house and 20% share of the company to Dave, my youngest son.
You've heard everything. I would have thrown you out immediately, but still considering the blood we share, I'm giving you three days to get yourself and your wife out of this house.