Ryan glanced at Logan, “tell me what I need to know.”
Logan nodded his head. “There's a lot actually.” He reached for his bag that was placed on the table as he spoke. “Here with me are all of the files your grandfather left with me and they are all stated in his will. I shall read it out for you.” He cleared his throat but Teresa stopped him. “Uhm actually, I already placed a call and the rest of the family are on their way back home. They will be here any minute now and I would like us to read the will in front of everyone.” Logan nodded his head. “Oh!” Teresa jumped to her feet, “they are already here.” Ryan followed in her movements and rose to his feet. A beautiful woman who looked the same age as Teresa walked in with her head held high. Following behind her were two young boys the same age as Ryan and both of them were very handsome. One was with a bright smile as he saw Ryan and the other one spared him only a glance then looked away. Five more people followed, tailing behind each other. Two were full grown men old enough to be Ryan's father, another was a woman and the remaining two were young adults as Ryan. A boy and a girl. Some of them smiled at him while the others didn't look at him. He was already feeling intimidated. The only friendly face there was Teresa, his aunt. “Good afternoon everyone,” Teresa started with a gentle smile. “This is Ryan Jacobs, the only son and child Jerry and my sister, Victoria had. We have all been summoned here today to here from the family's butler and lawyer, Mr Logan Hayes. If you may?” She said as she sat herself down. Nobody knew the content of the late Mr Jacobs’ will therefore they could never contest to it. Of course, the women present wanted nothing but for their own children to take over the entire conglomerate out of greed but they all knew that the favorite grandchild had always been Ryan even when he was not present. Logan cleared his throat. “This is the will of the late Austin Jacobs, father of the late Jerry Jacobs, Mrs Priscilla Jacobs and Mr Samson Jacobs. To my beloved daughter, Priscilla, I leave my company in Paris to manage and the villa there as well, to my grandsons, Timothy and Preston, I leave a billion dollars each and the houses in Hawaii. To my dearest son, Samson, I leave my company in Japan. This will be easier for him due to his ability to speak theirs and many more languages. “To my favorite twin grandchildren, Maxine and Maxwell, I leave a billion dollars each as well for their upkeep. Everything else, I will to my dearest grandson, Ryan. I hope he is found but if unfortunately, he is not found, then everything willed to him should be willed to the second first child of the Jacobs family. “Every other company around the world will be under his control but his greatest supervision should be imposed on the origin of the Jacobs wealth, J cooperation, that is J hotel, J airport, J restaurant, J mall and everything else! The entire Jacobs conglomerate! I also will a trillion dollars to him for his personal upkeep. “The Jacobs home shall remain a family home. Open to everyone connected to the Jacobs family. Also, I ask that the new owner of J conglomerate reward Teresa Cooper accordingly for her relentless effort in bringing him back to our family. This is my will. Signed by Austin Jacobs himself.” Logan Hayes dropped the paper down on the table and searched everyone's eyes for whoever wanted to contest to the will. As he had expected, someone wasn't satisfied with the way things had been shared. Priscilla's face hardened. “This is unfair!” She spat out angrily. “Why should someone who wasn't even a part of the family for so long take over everything that my own father worked for? Don't get me wrong kid, I don't hate you, I carried you when you were just a baby but don't you think this is unfair yourself?” She stared at Ryan as she spoke. Ryan suddenly felt tongue tied. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat as all eyes fell on him. “You are putting pressure on him, Priscilla, that is not right.” Teresa said as she rose to her feet. “He has nothing to do with how the will was shared and I don't see why you should be angry about this.” “Oh Darling, my darling Teresa, I'm not trying to put any pressure on the boy, he is already doing that himself! Can't you see?” She placed her hands on her hips firmly. “I'm just trying to say what everyone is thinking and I am in the place to voice out my opinion since I am the first child.” “Please, I need both of you to sit down.” Logan said. Priscilla glared at him. “You're just a butler, you have no say in this.” “With all due respect madam, I am also the lawyer in charge so please, sit down.” Logan responded with a stern expression. Ryan swallowed hard. Priscilla returned to her seat and only then did Teresa sit down as well. Logan cleared his throat. “Mr Jacobs had made things clear from the very beginning that his properties shall be inherited by his first son. Master Jerry should have been the one but he chose to serve the nation instead. So Mr Jacobs moved things by a generation, saying that his first grandson would inherit everything which happens to be master Ryan. No changes can be made to the will as of now or ever.” Priscilla was engulfed in rage but managed to suppress it. She knew there was nothing she could do about her gender but she wished she had brought the first grandson instead of her brother who deserved nothing. She clenched her fist in rage. Logan looked at everyone before speaking. “Since that has been settled, I believe it is time.”"We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of the late Austin Jacobs, a man who was a father to us all. He was there for all of us in our time of need and in one way or the other, he has done great things in each of our lives and we owe him this last act of respect..."Lilly Goldberg was seated on the couch in the living room, listening to the man on the TV that talked about the late Austin Jacob.Though she wasn't really paying any attention to what the man was saying, her eyes were fixed on the flamboyant decorations in the background.Everything that her eyes fell on was made of gold and diamond and she was sure it was all authentic.The people she could see in the video as well were all richly dressed. She just couldn't believe how wealthy the Jacobs family were.Mr Robertson walked up to her and sat down next to her. "My darling, why are you so interested in the burial of an old man?""It's not just an old man babe, look, his name is Austin Jacobs. He was the one in charge
Sitting at the edge of her seat was lilly Goldberg with pricked ears and eyes wide open like they were about to pop out of their circuits.It was time for the new heir to be announced and introduced to the entire world and her impatience was getting the better of her. If anything, she wished she was at the scene in person, standing right in front of the new heir.Austin Jacobs was finally laid to rest and his family prayed for his peace as he was cremated since that was the way he wished to be laid to rest.The reporter paid his last respect to the legend being laid to rest before speaking. "Alright, now that the entire world has come together to bid the head of the Jacobs empire farewell, it is finally time for us to meet the young man to continue in Mr Austin Jacobs' footsteps.""Everybody be quiet!" Kelly Goldberg hushed them even though no one was talking. "It's time! It's time!" Her eyes widened as she glared at the TV and she wasn't the only one.They had all been expecting the
Unlike he had expected, Ryan Jacobs had been settling into his new life more efficiently. Three days now, It almost seemed like a norm for him to be all dressed in expensive clothes while sitting behind a desk with a computer screen at his face and files on the table.Like he had seen in every movie about rich people at work, he was the big boss in charge of practically half of the world now.Sometimes, he'd just smile to himself at the plot twist. His wife's company was now in the palm of his hands and that of his disgusting and shameless ex boss as well.If he wanted, he could ruin their lives without even stressing but he wasn't going to be an unjust man just because he had power in his hands.He was never a man like that and even though they both deserved it, he wouldn't ruin them like that, at least not for now.He wouldn't lie, things were still hard for him but with the help of Timothy and Logan Hayes, he could bear it.Also, he would have never gotten that far if it wasn't for
Lilly Goldberg was dressed ever so flamboyantly as she waltzed into the reserved hall for the welcome party of the new heir. She was dressed with only one thing in mind, seduction. Her mother had filled her head with all sorts of thoughts and she just couldn't wait for everything to become her reality. "Just imagine the life we would live if you were to be married to the heir of the Jacobs family!" Her mother had told her while she was getting ready for the party. Of all the companies he owned around the world, he was going to reveal himself to their district first! It truly must be fate. Just as she had expected, people couldn't get their eyes off her as she walked in. She was truly one of the most beautiful women in the city. If there were a list, she would be in the top five she was sure. "Daniel, do help find our reserved seats." Kelly Goldberg ordered her soon to be son in law and Daniel immediately rushed forward to carry out the order. She moved an inch closer to her daug
It was almost as if she had a heart attack the moment she saw him walk up the stage. She had been adjudging her dress to make herself extra pretty for the new heir when she saw none other than her ex husband. Daniel Robertson held his fiancée before she collapsed and helped her back to his feet. It wasn't like he wasn't astonished by the face he saw, if anything, his soul had left his body for more than a second. Kelly Goldberg fell into her seat in shock almost as if she was pushed into it. Her brain flipped upside down the moment she saw him and her heart beat drowned amidst the chorus of applause. Ryan smirked. "Thank you Kathie." He said as he moved closer to the pulpit to give a speech. The loud applause and cheers fell silent just then. "Thank you for the standing ovation everyone, you may have your seats." Ryan said and they all sat back down. Lilly shakily returned herself to her seat with the help of her fiancé and she tried her best to calm herself down before she woul
Lilly's heart rate doubled at once. She could hear the murmurs of the people around her even though they weren't clearly, she knew that they were talking about her. Kathie had left the scene to grab some paper towels and a few young ladies who were working as waitresses in the hall joined her as she returned to try and clean the stain on her boss' clothes. The Goldberg family were so surprised to see how many people respected him and how they all tried to help clean the mess around him.One was wiping the stain off his shoes and another was cleaning the floor around him. Kelly's jaw dropped in awe. "It's alright," Ryan stopped them. "I'll go change, thank you."After giving deep bows each, they all turned and walked away. All except for Kathie who remained by his side with a deep frown on her face. Ryan let out a sigh. "What exactly do you want from me, Miss Goldberg? What kind of man do you think I am?" Her eyes widened. "No! I wasn't trying to... I just wanted to--"Daniel Rob
Ryan let out a sigh as he took off his suit shirt and dropped it on the chair in his living room. "What a mess..." He muttered to himself as he fumbled with his clothes. "Mr Jacobs..." Kathie said as she moved closer to him. "Are you alright? I don't know if I should ask or not but... It seems like what happened earlier was a little... Personal." Ryan let out another sigh. "Was it too obvious?" She smiled. "Others probably didn't notice it but I was close enough to. Is it something too personal to talk about perhaps?" "Life was... Very hard on me for as long as I can remember, which means my whole life." He started as he took off his dress shirt. He hadn't even remembered that she was uncomfortable the first time she saw his bare chest. Now, he took off his entire shirt, showing his full body to her as he spoke. Her eyes landed on his perfect abs and his v-shape, she tried to pretend like she was not distracted by it and try to focus on his face instead but she just couldn't. E
The entire room fell into an awkward silence at first, but Daniel Robertson suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence. "A plan? What do you mean by 'a plan'?" He asked with his brow arched skyward. "I should be the one asking you what that question you're asking me means. Mr Robertson, why are you asking me such a question with such an obvious answer? My ex-son- in-law is the new heir! Do you want us to just sit idle and let him do us as he pleases?" Kelly asked with her hands flapping about in the air as she spoke. "That's exactly my point!" Daniel's voice filled the room. "He is the new heir! Related to the royal family of England! Ruler of more than half of the earth! A small god! What do you plan to do? We just have to sit still and hope he doesn't remember us." Kelly let out a hoarse laughter. "Sit still and hope he doesn't remember us? Do you think that is even possible? After everything we did to him! We are the last people he will ever forget in his entire life!" "Then we'l