Chapter 3 - The Secret Inheritance
To understand the absolute, unhinged cruelty of Eleanor’s public outburst, one had to look at the tragic history of the estate.
Two years ago, Olivia’s father—a legendary, self-made billionaire who built the very luxury empire Eleanor now controlled—passed away. Before he died, he left a massive, ironclad stipulation in his will: his entire multi-billion-dollar estate, the mansion, and all corporate holdings were placed into a strict family trust.
However, Eleanor was only named the "temporary trustee."
According to the late patriarch's exact legal terms, Eleanor had to prove she could manage the estate with grace, humility, and financial wisdom. If she was ever legally cited for public abuse of staff, workplace harassment, or violating the estate's strict philanthropic charter, the trust would automatically bypass her entirely.
The entire fortune would instantly transfer to the true, primary heir: a young man her late husband had secretly mentored and legally adopted as his ward years ago.
Eleanor had spent the last two years desperately trying to hide the will, treating the estate staff like absolute garbage behind closed doors while playing the gracious philanthropist in public.
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She had no idea that the "gardener" currently kneeling on her limestone terrace was actually the primary heir to her entire empire.
👉 Lucas picked up the final piece of the broken pot, hiding a sharp, knowing smirk.
