"Mom! Come and have a look quickly! What is this?"Sophie"s sharp voice surprises Winnie.
"What have you been yelling in your father"s office?" Winnie chides her daughter. She gets up from the sofa and walks to the office desk. "What is it? Let me see."
When Winnie walks over and reads the doc.u.ment, her gracious face suddenly becomes serious. Upon reading that ten percent of the Anderson property will go to Katrina, her face darkens even more.
"What is this? Your father wrote a will in advance?"
For a family with abundant a.s.sets, a will and testament are beyond contention. In case of a sudden emergency, or in the event the heirs fight with each other over the division of the property, a person"s will is the law.
But what"s even more shocking than seeing Carl"s final will is the fact that it includes Katrina"s name.
Sophie cries out, "G.o.d! Is dad crazy? Is he actually giving Katrina 10 percent of his fortune? She"s a stranger! Dad already kindly adopted her and supported her schooling. For his kindness, she shouldn"t ask for anything else! Is he actually giving our property to her? Something"s wrong!"
Sophie despises Katrina so much that she can"t stand the thought of a fraction of her family"s fortune going to her.
Ten percent!
As her father"s only daughter, she only has 30 percent. But a stranger like Katrina gets 10 percent?
Ten percent is not a small number for an average person.
Compared to Sophie"s cries of displeasure, Winnie is composed. But irrepressible anger is visible on her well-maintained face.
"Your father is crazy! How did that woman bewitch him!"
Carl always protects Katrina every chance he gets. As his wife, Winnie tolerates the whole situation.
But now, how could she tolerate a stranger getting a share of their family"s property?
Sophie yells angrily, "Mom! Is Katrina dad"s illegitimate daughter? Why else would he treat her so kindly?"
In light of recent events, she has to revisit the possibility again. Why else would her father give Katrina so much money?
Their family doesn"t owe Katrina anything!
On the contrary, Katrina owes them!
In Sophie"s words, Winnie growls, "Sophie! Stop talking nonsense!"
If Katrina is Carl"s illegitimate daughter, it means that Carl had an affair with another woman more than two decades ago.
But during those years, Carl was just starting up his business, and his company was not developing well. He was so with work that he couldn"t possibly have the time and energy to find another woman.
A few years later, the company went bankrupt in the wake of a financial crisis. As the saying goes, place somebody in a tight spot, and he will survive.
It was only after this bankruptcy that Carl recovered his losses and was able to gradually build his business until it developed into a big scale.
Katrina is unlikely to be Carl"s daughter, no matter her blood type or appearance.
As a wife, she was seeing Carl"s unusual devotion to an adopted child made Winnie suspicious. She had a private investigator look into it in secret. The result was conclusive. Katrina Miller and Carl Anderson are not related in any way.
Feeling Winnie"s displeasure, Sophie realizes that she put her foot in her mouth. But she is also inwardly relieved to get confirmation of the truth.
Luckily, Katrina is not her father"s illegitimate daughter.
Sophie will be in trouble if she really has such a bothersome person as her sister. Her father could divide their family property equally with Katrina.
But since Katrina has no relations with the Anderson family, concessions about getting 10 percent of property are unlikely.
Meanwhile, Winnie is also furious.
"I don"t know what"s so good about this woman! Your father dotes on her and protects her since her childhood! Whenever she"s in the presence of your father, she pretends to be very obedient!" Winnie complains angrily, venting out her dissatisfaction.
At that moment, Sophie suddenly remembers something. "Mom, Samuel told me that Katrina came to the company to look for dad once. Is she secretly close to dad?"
Hearing this, Winnie frowns. "Katrina came to the company to see your father? What was her purpose?"
"I don"t know," Sophie replies hesitantly. "She met up with a dad in his office, and n.o.body knew what they talked about. Mom, do you think Katrina cozies up to dad in secret to get our property?"
After all, Winnie is over fifty years old. Even with the best treatment, her flabby skin and old figure can"t compare to a young girl in her twenties.
There is no shortage of women for rich men, and Winnie has always been wary of Carl having an affair.
And now...
Upon hearing Sophie"s words, she feels like a nerve has been struck, and her whole person becomes alert.
That b.i.t.c.h!
Katrina probably seduces Carl in secret to manipulate him into giving her a share of their family property!
Although she is not Carl"s illegitimate daughter, she could be his mistress!
The more Winnie thinks about it, the more she finds it likely.
How else could she explain Carl favoring Katrina despite not being related to her? Why else would Carl give 10 percent of their family property to her?
The fact that Katrina once visited Carl"s office also supports the theory.
Even Winnie, his wife, seldom goes to the company. Why would Katrina visit Carl? What was her purpose?
It"s possible that she took the opportunity to do something unspeakable.
At the thought that the ungrateful woman whom their family raised dares to seduce her husband with her youth and beauty to gain their property, Winnie seethes in rage.
"That ungrateful b.i.t.c.h! Sophie, we"re leaving!" Winnie snarls, walking out angrily.
She wants to confront Katrina and tear her apart. She wants to know how she could dare seduce someone else"s husband.
Sophie successfully ignites Winnie"s ire with a few half-true words.
Watching Winnie leave, Sophie quickly closes the file on Carl"s computer and follows her mother out.
Actually, Sophie doesn"t know if Katrina has such thoughts about her dad.
All she knows is that she hates Katrina to the core.
Uniting with her mother to make trouble for Katrina, gives Sophie a great sense of joy.
That b.i.t.c.h won"t get a dime from them!