Everleigh opened the box and saw photos. One was of her and her parents, and the other was their wedding photo.
Although the photos were a little old, she could see that they were happy.
The man was handsome, and the woman looked gentle and lovely. Anyone would say that they were a perfect couple.
"I kept this after they passed, in hopes of showing you what they looked like after I found you."
Everleigh reached out her hand to touch the photo. Her eyes turned red and tears began to fall uncontrollably. She really did look like Lillian.
Especially those eyes.
Watching her, Saniogo's eyes turned a little red too, but he was content. At least he had not let his younger brother down.
He did not leave her alone in the world.
"Uncle, what is this?" At the bottom of the box, Everleigh found a piece of paper and two pendants.
"This paper is a list of your shares. Half of what the Jenkins family owned belonged to your father.
Now that your parents are gone, you should inherit their fortune. I will ask someone to draft the contract tomorrow. You'll just have to come and sign it."
"I don't need it."
"You do. This will be of great help for the things you want to do in the future. Very few members of the Jenkins family show their faces. Once the banquet starts, there will be quite a bit of trouble for you. It would be best if you have this with you." Saniogo had already made up his mind.
No one could compare with the status of the eldest daughter of the Jenkins family.
He wanted everything that originally belonged to her to return to her possession.
Seeing that he was so persistent, Everleigh did not refuse anymore. She picked up the two pendants and carefully examined them. They were very similar to hers.
"This pendant,"
"You've got one as well. Haven't you seen it before?" Saniogo asked.
Her father had left the pendant behind, so that the future generations could have a symbol of the Jenkins family as well.
Every Jenkins had one.
Setting down the pendant, Everleigh sighed softly and said, "Yes, it's at my father's place, and he has been keeping it safe all this while. He was afraid that someone was going to do me harm."
"Your father is right. The Jenkins family owns a lot of businesses, so more than a few people would be out to get you. Those people outside are all your immediate relatives, but there are many others who are your distant relatives. You'll be able to meet them at the banquet," Saniogo explained with a hint of joy in his eyes.
Everleigh's mouth twitched. She was not worried about that.
When she compared it...
"Uncle, how did my parents die?" She turned serious as she decided to ask him about it.
He had not expected her question. For a moment, he did not know how to answer.
"It was a plane crash."
"A plane crash? How could it be so coincidental? Uncle, now that I've been recognized as a Jenkins, there are a lot of things I should know about."
He lowered his gaze. It was obviously a topic he did not want to talk about. "Everleigh, it's all in the past. There's no need to mention it anymore."
"Uncle, you know who did it, don't you?" She asked with certainty.
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