Tangled Inheritance: A CEO’s Seduction

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TESTAMENT OF

y, hereby declare this as my final will,

al and personal, to be equally shared betwe

lkov, and my son, Charles Volkov, an equal share of m

acation home in

rt collection is

"The Pearl,"

my beach house

townhouse in the Upper

n Tuscany, Ita

imes, memories of laughter with my father. Only when my na

f she is unable or unwilling, my son, Charles

sion of this will is

ock of my father's sudden passing. I had postponed visiting him in the winter, intending to

our busiest season. I'll see you soon. I promise. Oh, and don't forg

l. The lawyer droned on about documents and execution, but I couldn't care less at that moment

my father's lawyer s

y. In the lobby, I put on my sunglasses, ready to leave, but

stopped and faced him. He was exactly as I remembered –

with feigned bored

. "Can I have a few minutes of your time? There is s

neto my brother and me, I wasn't surprised that this CEO and co-owner

mond Mineshare, but I'm not in the mood to discuss an

is hand gripped my arm, its strength halting me. Glancing at his tanned hand, sculpted like a Greek stat

muttered with

mediately, but this will only take a few mi

y tolerance, but respecting my role as an equity owner and c

" I instru

ave little interest in running the company, I'm more than willing to take

of his proposition. Despite running my own company and understanding his per

," I impatiently stated.

me once more. "Can I contact y

me alone. If I decide, I'll reach out." Though my words s

k's pain, shock, and hurt consumed my thoughts. Perhaps l

nning to sell your company to them, continue bei

loset and showing them to her. She deliberated betwe

ndered. "That seems...

agreed,

e other equity owners won't feel any different, es

the concerns I had

tered again,

t out. It's my dad's company, after all, and I don't w

rstood you. He was a businessman, and both of you w

attempting to focus on p

equity before two years pass,

al plan was to remain uninvolved, as I never intended to sell. However, with

ded. "It's cl

ve equity to my brother as well. He could have simply handed over the propertie

lege, right?" Jane

time since then, but my dad has

ht be the bigger letdown to your dad since at le

she pointe

ime, it kept me away from him because I always felt that no m

lk about these anymo

our flight l

0

our hours more

ms into my suitcase. However, my mind remained in tu

it?" sh

aid. "It's too cloudy. I feel

me her full attention. "Wh

sort through my thoughts, but she in

ing to do with that... person wh

" I a

, and I frowned at her

ns this move is making me anxious. He was the one who told me

st few months. Are you still not going to tell me why you detest him so much? I mean, has he

ame offer to your brothe

idiot. Staying connected to the company assures he keeps his wealth and access to resources. If he leaves with a buyout, then he has to man

sound like he's going

onsider my options with Standard Rock. My father gave almost

knew each other when you were younger, right? I mean, his father owned the compan

n't r

ty, and you've mentioned that she's nasty. Then you're not close to your brother. In all of these, Alessio se

bad," I said, a

n see how your expression change

mirror in the bedside dr

re so

it makes no sense. There has to be something else that