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Linda, Arianna's ex-mother-in-law, is contesting the will her son left for his children. She was not happy with the division of her son's property, feeling that she would be left with a bare minimum of what her son had as property. Linda feels that her son wanted to provide for his children and had intended for them to receive a fair share of his wealth. However, the division did not accurately reflect her son's final intentions or so she thought and she believes it is her responsibility to ensure they are taken care of.As a result, Linda is fighting the division of her son's estate, arguing that the will should be amended to better reflect her son's wishes. She believes that her son had intended for her to be taken care of just as his children were and is determined to make sure they all get their rightful inheritance.Even though it has been several years since her son's passing, Linda finds the strength to fight for what she believes is right. By challenging the will, she ho
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After all the hustle and bustle of the will.Linda had no choice but to let it go besides she and the rest had been told not to interfere.A week had gone by and today was the day of Ryan and Stacy's anniversary.Stacy awoke to the sound of beautiful love music playing softly in the background. She opened her eyes and stretched, savouring the feeling of the morning sun streaming through the window. As she adjusted her vision, the sight of breakfast being prepared for her by her beloved Ryan filled her with warmth. The smell of freshly brewed coffee and the sight of pancakes and eggs on the kitchen counter brought a smile to Stacy’s face. She could feel her heart swelling with love as she watched Ryan bustling around the kitchen, carefully preparing the perfect breakfast for her. She had no idea what he was planning, but she was certain it was going to be amazing. After finishing the preparations, Ryan turned to Stacy with a romantic smile. He held out a bouquet and wished her a
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"So Alan how have you been you didn't have my time while we were having dinner "Emilie tried to flirt."Yeah, it's time for eating and for godsakes, we were in front of your husband" he reprimanded."Oh!!! forgets about him he doesn't know what he wants" she said with a cocky smile."Get a grip of yourself, Emilie, you throwing yourself around just kind of makes you cheap," he said and sheesh she almost cried from what he was saying.Alan and Emilie were talking in a room when suddenly Teddy, Emilie's husband, entered. She was visibly flustered and tried to pretend nothing was happening. Alan noticed her discomfort but refused to fall for her charms."Hello Teddy," Emilie said with a nervous smile. "What brings you here?"Teddy furrowed his brows and eyed Alan suspiciously. "I just had to pick up something," he said as he looked at Emilie. "I didn't know you had company. Alan, I thought you left already" he asked his friend who had said he was leaving like twenty minutes ago."Oh, no
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"Are you sure it's okay to babysit today Mother, they just might be a handful?" Stacy asked Arianna."Yea, they are my grandchildren and if it makes any sense their father was super worst than they were when younger" she explained."Ah, Mother you don't say, you have never told me a story of Ryan" Stacy excitedly found a place to sit so she could be told her husband's story from his mother."Oh you'd not go to the shop if you sit to listen to this you know," Arianna said."I am my boss so you know, I can go whenever I want" Stacy reminded her."Okay that is fine sit lemme tell you about his adventures" She patted a space for her daughter-in-law to sit at."Ride on Mother" she responded eagerly.Stacy recently began exploring her husband Ryan's childhood memories to discover more about him. She was amazed by the stories his mother told of his escapades as a child. She was particularly intrigued by the stories of his summer vacation camping trips with his family. Through her conversa
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Meanwhile, today was the day Ryan had to meet up with some clients at the restaurant.turns out they had been in a relationship with Ernestine who wanted some inside workers if she wants there so she had gotten a few of her influential friends to get into an unvesmtndeal with Ryanhence the meeting was at the restaurant."I am going for my meeting baby" Ryan announced as he put in his tie."Oh okay, sorry I can't help with you dressing up your kids are a handful" she commented as she chased Asher who had refused to put on some pants."Let him be babe he probably needs some air down there"Ryan joked but the look on his wife's face said otherwise she didn't like the joke so much."Don't say a thing like that babe" she scolded and he raised his hands in the air."I am sorry love just trying to ease the air " he explained."I get it, have a great meeting and don't forget to break a leg," she said kissing him on the cheek before she turned to Aria who had done the same thing her brother jus
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After the police alteration and Coke story Ryan returned home to his troubled wife who could hardly understand why her husband was calm about the entire situation when he had just made the news headlines."Babe I don't think you are handling this all too well, I know we agreed in staying low-key and behaving as though we know nothing but it's hurting your integrity right now," Stacy said as Arianna and Louis concurred with what Stacy was saying."You should listen to Stacy, Ryan she sure knows what is good for you and she is speaking from a place of love baby," Arianna said."Hey Ryan, I know it's important to you to be a tough macho man, and I'm glad you take that seriously," Arianna said. "But when it comes to enemies, you have to use caution and learn how to leave your feelings out of it. Don't let your opinion or feelings for someone get in the way of the bigger task at hand - taking down the enemy." "Sometimes it's not just enough to be tough," Arianna continued. "You have to be
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Ernestine had been searching for her lost love, Alan, for weeks. She had eagerly anticipated the evening she first met him. Ever since their single sexual encounter, he had been avoiding her and it left her feeling bereft. She remembered the way his eyes twinkled when he laughed, how his voice made her stomach flutter with anticipation. Ernestine searched everywhere for him. She even checked the bars, clubs, and busy streets that they had frequented together. She looked for him on social media but there was no trace of him. As days went by, she turned to more desperate measures to track him down.Ernestine decided to enlist the help of her closest friends. She asked them to spread the word, to seek out anyone who knew him or may have seen him recently. In her desperation, Ernestine was even contemplating putting out a missing persons report in the local newspaper.Slowly but surely, Ernestine's search was rewarded. People started to come forward with information about Alan's wh
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"Hello?" Emily spoke into the phone No response."You nitwit don't call this number again if you wouldn't be able to speak up" she flared."Don't hang up please" was the voice of a woman, it sounded frail and scary and she could hardly talk audibly."Who is this?" Emily asked this time without caring who was around her."This is the person you've been wanting to meet, Teddy's supposedly dead wife" she responded for a minute Emily almost collapsed and then Teddy gave her a look."Did you win the lottery or something why are you looking at me like that?" Teddy asked taking a swap of his cigarette."Oh it's nobody it's just a wrong number " she replied as she turned the phone off.Within seconds she received a message from the number."Let's meet later tonight under the elementary bridge by St Therese College" the message read.This was a breakthrough for her because ever since the investigator had given her the information and Ernestine and Teddy being too clingy with their demand she