The voice had stunned everyone present. Gloria and Sabrina were no exceptions. The man who entered looked similar to Marcus, but he seemed to be about eight years older than Marcus at a glance.
"Keegan?" Marcus called out in surprise. ' Weren't your flight delayed? I thought you would be arriving in the afternoon. How come you're home so soon? You should have called me when you arrived at the airport so I could go pick you guys up."
The last time Marcus' eldest brother returned to South City was five years ago. Five years had gone by in a blink of an eye. Time really flies. It is unexpected that their grandfather was on his deathbed when Marcus met his brother again. Marcus could not help but feel emotional. He did not notice the anger on his brother’s face at all, so he excitedly came to his brother's side. "Keegan, you're truly here just in time. Grandpa...will be leaving us very soon. It's fortunate that you still get to see him one last time before he passes. This is truly great, Keegan!”
The whole family was unable to even meet once within a few years. What kind of family is this?
Marcus had three older brothers, but he remembered that all three of his brothers had been sent abroad by his grandfather and father when he was still very young. Marcus' parents wanted to send him abroad as well back then, but Marcus was unwell during those couple of years. After he went abroad he got sick because he was unable to get used to the food there. As his parents had no other choice, they kept him at home. It was also because of this that his parents did not migrate. That was the situation in the Shaw family at that moment
Excluding Gloria and Marcus' sisters-in-law, as well as their children, the Shaw family should have seven old and young members across three generations. It was reasonable to say that seven members across three generations truly were considered to be not very populated for a top-class noble family. However, this sparsely populated family was even scattered across the globe with some being in the country and some being abroad.
Marcus' parents and grandfather had always been living in South City, but they may occasionally have a short stay in Kidon City. Marcus' three older brothers had been attending elementary school all the way until college abroad since they were ten. Later on, they started their business abroad, and then they got married and had children there. Of course, the Shaw family was a very traditional family, so their parents did not quite approve of the three brothers marrying girls from abroad. The three brothers were not interested in girls from abroad as well, so all three of Marcus' brothers married girls who came from the same background as them and spoke English fluently.
However, even so, the three brothers and their families had hardly ever returned to the country. During the festive seasons, Marcus' parents and Old Master Shaw would be the ones going abroad occasionally to reunite with them. All three brothers were doing very well abroad. The eldest had his own financial group and the other two brothers also had their own achievements in their respective fields.
In fact, it was impossible for them, who came from such a family, to not have any achievements in their fields. The education the four children received since childhood, the things they received, and also the experiences they have gained were much broader than those of their peers. Such concepts had been established in the family since they were a child.
Therefore, unless he was too stupid or too incompetent, it was impossible for the children who came from the family not to be successful. However, it just so happened that all of the children in the Shaw family were extremely gifted.
The eldest had businesses abroad that spread across the southern hemisphere, and it was enough to provide for the Shaw family for a few lifetimes without them doing anything. Even if the eldest did not have all these businesses abroad, the Shaw family still had their vast business supporting them. The foundation that both Marcus and his father had established in the county was also enough for the Shaw family to live very comfortably for a few lifetimes without needing to do anything. That was the reason why Old Master Shaw left all of his properties to Gloria without any worries at all. It was because he had people backing him up. Even if his only son did not live with the children who were living abroad and stayed in the country with Marcus, they would still be the top noble family. Therefore, Old Master Shaw left all of his properties to his daughter. It was also considered as his compensation for his daughter, whom he had once hurt severely.
However, nobody would have expected that after Old Master Shaw had discussed everything with his son, his grandson, and their wives, his eldest grandson returned from abroad at that juncture, and he unexpectedly did not agree for Old Master Shaw to leave all of his properties to his aunt.
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