"I've failed Gloria even more. Sabrina is right. Ever since your aunt was born, I have not fulfilled my responsibility as a father to her. Even if Gloria's mother was in the wrong, the child is still innocent, much less her mother is not wrong. Gloria is innocent. However, as her father, I was willing to raise someone else's child, treasure her, and love her like a princess, but I treated Gloria like a piece of garbage. I ignored her and I was even incredibly disgusted by her. As her father, the harm and trauma I have caused during her childhood are irreversible for life. As her father, even if I were to die a hundred times, I am still too ashamed to face my forefathers and also Gloria's mother. I often thought that after I've gone to the Great Beyond, if my forefathers asked me, 'Why
did you treat your own flesh and blood like this? You gave birth to her but you didn't raise her. Are you still a father? People like you have brought shame to the Shaw family. You didn't even raise your own daughter, yet you keep crushing her at every turn. You are not even worthy of being a human! Don't come over here! The Shaw family will not accept you!’" said Old Master Shaw. His face was filled with despair and misery.
He wiped his tears before he continued, "I truly am very afraid that I will end up in hell and will be punished. However, it's useless to be afraid, I have to take responsibility for the things that I have done. No matter what kind of severe punishment I will be getting in the future, that is what I deserved. Now, I just want to tell all of you clearly, all of the stipends and bonuses that I have not used up in my life, the things that were left behind by our forefather, as well as the artworks that Gloria's mother had left with me, are all Gloria's. Marcus, Keegan, your father has already given up the inheritance. All these of mine belonged to your aunt. You indeed have no right to have a hand in this!"
What he said made Keegan speechless. He looked at his father, mother, and also his brother, Marcus, with resentment.
However, his parents did not have any issues with it at all.
"Dad!" Keegan called out.
Keegan's father then said, "Keegan! There's actually not much to your grandfather's properties and it's only more than one billion in total. Even by law, half of it is also your aunt's. Besides, your grandfather indeed had not fulfilled his responsibility of raising your aunt. He did not even care for her at all. The damage he had caused her can't even be measured in terms of money. Also, there's also the compensation for her mother among this. Also, all the things that her mother left behind should go to her as well. The Shaw family's business, my business, and also Marcus’ business are the big properties. Why must you fight with your aunt? She is your aunt. She is your relative."
"No! I will never acknowledge her as my aunt!" Keegan looked at Gloria and sneered.
To him, a person that has been living abroad all year long, he felt that his family was saying all that because they were all bewitched by Gloria and her daughter, so they were out of their mind.
"Gloria Shaw! Sabrina Scott! I am here, so don't you think of getting your way!"
"You...Keegan! You've gone too far!" Old Master Shaw raised his arm and without much strength, he pointed at Keegan. His face got redder and redder and his face became maroon in color.
Old Master Shaw just glared at his eldest grandson like that. He glared at him for a very long time and his expression was filled with rage but also helplessness. He had worked so hard to send his eldest grandson abroad for the best education, and he had also given him endless properties to let him start his business abroad. Only then did his eldest grandson has such a successful business abroad. He had experienced many things and was very open-minded, but why could he not stand a relative of his? Till death, Old Master Shaw just could not make sense of it. Old Master Shaw's hand suddenly dropped. He did not even shut his eyes and he passed away.
"Dad..." His son who was kneeling by his bedside suddenly let out a loud cry.
Gloria could not help but kneel. "Dad..."
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