Chapter 02

The Su family was in a complete mess. Christian immediately expressed his suspicions about the will, but Attorney Zhang was absolutely confident that he read it correctly. He even showed a video that Charles made himself. Charles explained in the video that anyone who goes against his decision would be expelled from the Su family. The guests who were present finally understood why he had to announce it in public. Now the Su family had no way out, everyone who attended became witnesses for him. If Marian were to disappear suddenly, the entire Su family will be suspected. Charles was old, but he was as sly as a fox. Even in death his final wishes would be carried out without anyone interfering. But why Marian? Isn't she the 'cursed child' of the Su family? Attorney Zhang looked at the girl opposite to him and for the first time he couldn't get a read on a person. She had a calm expression on her face, anyone her age would fold from the gazes of strangers alone, but she was unnaturally calm. It didn't matter for now. He had to follow his strict work ethic and complete the job that was given to him. He placed the will in front of Marian and he handed a pen over warmly. "Ms. Marian, if you have no objections, please sign here. After signing, you can inherit the property your grandfather left you." Marian met Attorney Zhang for the first time. He had a friendly smile on his face and he held the pen horizontally towards her, but she didn't take it. She quickly read the will in front of her. She suddenly frowned and pointed at a specific part on the paper. "What does this mean?" Attorney Zhang answered precisely, "Ms. Marian, this is a prerequisite for you to inherit your property. Charles Su made a deal with the Huo family. You will marry their successor and once that happens this last will and testament will take effect." The final showstopper was delivered and everyone around Marian was stunned, then they immediately started relaying the message to everyone else. The heir of the Huo family? That was Jamess Huo. The Huo family, was the richest family in Yuncheng. Elite even among the elite, their family owned the largest business empire. Everyone thought their arranged marriage was surprising, but then Marian gave her answer, "I refuse!" Marian answered cleanly, and she refused her inheritance without even blinking. Attorney Zhang, who was standing in front of her, felt really uncomfortable. Who could possibly refuse such a large sum of money and marriage to a richer man? But then he finally understood why Charles did the things he did. He thought he was just being paranoid, but this old man was four parallel universes ahead of everyone else. They were stunned by Marian's answer. She actually rejected Jamess Huo. How could she reject the man all girls in Yuncheng dreamed of? She was either too brave, too dumb or both. Jamess had attended Charles' funeral and everyone looked at him with cold sweat trickling down their foreheads. The man sat at the front row, he was wearing a slim black shirt with his neckline slightly open. His white skin was revealed and it made a striking contrast to his black shirt. The most eye-catching feature was his face, his handsome face could charm any sentient being. It was as if Pablo Picasso had carved it himself. There were also those deep eyes. They looked faint and uncaring, but they were so cold nobody wanted to look into them. Everyone was waiting for the relentless successor to take action against Marian. Unexpectedly, the expression on his face changed only slightly. He lightly raised his eyes and looked towards Marian, without taking any further action. Their eyes met and Marian had guessed his identity. However, she was completely uninterested. The indifferent in her eyes caught Jamess's attention. She was the first person to look at him without an ounce of fear. He found her to be very interesting. He wanted to see what was so extraordinary about the heir picked by the old fox of the Su family. Under strong pressure from the crowd, Attorney Zhang had no choice but to take out another piece of material left by Grandpa Su. "Ms. Marian, this is a recording left by your grandfather. He told me to give this to you if you refused, he hoped it would change your mind." Marian, who was already planning to leave, reached out and put the earphones in her ears. As she listened to the recording, her eyebrows frowned more and more. In the end, she took off the earphones and made an unpleasant complaint, "Troublesome old geezer!" She then took the pen that Attorney Zhang had offered again and she signed the papers in front of her. The moment he saw her signature, Attorney Zhang silently felt relieved. He thought she was completely unpredictable. Luckily, Grandpa Su expected everything and prepared accordingly. After signing, Marian was taken away by Attorney Zhang to discuss the will even further. The scene was noisy, and the expressions of the Su family were ugly. Everyone was waiting to follow-up on the drama. Someone in the crowd said, "How could an orphan girl from the countryside inherit five hundred million yuan? Even if she does inherit it, there is no way she'll be able to keep it, right?" Immediately someone came out to refute him, "I mean, technically, she does have a shot at keeping everything." As soon as those words were said, everyone slowly turned their eyes to the man who could care less about the gossip around him. Sure enough, everything was unknown.