"You can't think that way. After all, you all are not your father's subordinates. You are his children. As long as your other siblings had not made any major mistakes, he would not leave them with nothing. If your elder brother and sister truly did work for the Jennings family, then perhaps, they too might be able to get something!" Mr. Lycett said.
Sebastian found it ironic.
His father's whole life seemed like a farce.
"Sebastian, you're lucky." Mr. Lycett changed the subject. His eyes looked old and wise. "Your father has left almost all of the family fortune to you. I said you were lucky because you returned home and gave him Natalie's phone at the right time. You had contacted Holly and that made him very happy. So the last time he edited his will, he left almost everything for you. Initially, he had not planned to leave you much."
Sebastian was speechless.
Hearing the revelations, Sebastian felt as though he was on a rollercoaster. It was exciting. If what Mr. Lycett said was true, then he was indeed lucky.
If his father had edited his will for the last time after Sebastian had made him angry then Sebastian would not have gotten anything at all.
This was such an unbelievable and unpredictable thing. After all, who knew that Dean Jennings had been editing his will daily?
This was even more exciting than playing with stocks!
"You can't have imagined this, but your father had actually thought of leaving Natalie something. He said that Natalie was the most like him amongst all his children," Mr. Lycett shared a piece of gossip with Sebastian. "Your father likes Natalie a lot. He might not show it in front of all of you, but he privately told me so."
"Actually, it was quite obvious," Sebastian said. "At least, I could see it. How he spoke to her and looked at her was completely different when compared to how he looked at and treated others. It's a pity that Natalie offended Elliot Foster back then. If she hadn't offended him and come to look for my father because she needed his protection, the outcome might have been different."
"This is life. You have the best life amongst all his other children," Mr. Lycett said firmly. "Have you decided when you would like the will to be announced?"
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