Chapter 460
Chapter 460:
All eyes turned to me.
The man who had been doing most of the talking—mid-fifties, thinning hair, too much gel—gave me a once-over like I’d wandered in by mistake. “Who the hell are you p>
I threw it right back at him. “Who the hell are you, acting like you have the right to talk rubbish about Ashton p>
He flinched like I’d slapped him. “You’ve got some nerve, young woman p>
Someone off to the side muttered, “That’s Ashton’s wife. They came up together. You didn’t see p>
His eyes narrowed. He looked again, slower this time but no less condescending. “So what? My uncle is Edouard’s cousin-in-law. That makes me your senior. You don’t get a say here p>
“That makes you what—a fifth cousin twice removed? That’s not even blood. I’m pretty good with faces, and I don’t recall you showing up at Edouard’s birthday party. But now you’re here, front row. You care about his health? Or just his wealth p>
His face turned pink.
“He’s sick because of the way you lot treated him. You and your husband Ashton have been negligent. If I’d known it was this serious, I’d have taken care of poor old Edouard myself p>
“Would you? Are you saying you’d look after him better than his own sons and grandsons, and that earns you a better spot in the will p>
He said nothing.
No one else did either.
Gwendolyn finally stepped in once she realized the man wasn’t going to put me in my place like she’d hoped.
“Let’s all take a breath. Edouard’s still in critical care. Everyone’s anxious, I get it, but let’s not turn the corridor into a circus p>
People went quiet.
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As Edouard’s daughter-in-law, she had enough pull to make that happen.
No one challenged her.
They just shifted uncomfortably and went back to peering through the glass panel in the ICU door.
I could see it in their faces—the quick mental calculations.
How much they’d get.
Whether Edouard would make it through the night.
Who he’d leave the estate to.
Who he wouldn’t.
The lift dinged.
Marlowe stepped out, alone.
Someone near the front pointed. “Is that Ed’s lawyer p>
A woman in pearls elbowed forward. “Is the will done? Do you have it with you p>
Another man shoved in, eyeing the briefcase. “Can you just tell us what it says? Just a rough idea p>
Marlowe was nearly knocked back into the lift.
If one more person lunged at him, he would have ended up flattened against the wall. I cleared my throat loudly.