Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 377

Chapter 377 They Are Not Yoegers Kathleen nodded. Charles instructed, “It's getting late. Go on andhead to sleep. Don't forget thatyou're still injured.” “I'm all right,” replied Kathleen with a shake ofher head.

She added, “My injuries have long healed, Charles. Why don't you letme stay up to keep watch? Youshould rest.” “There's no need. You can get some rest. I'm still around.” Given that he was herbrother, there was no way that he could allow her to stay up and watch over him all night. “All rightthen,” conceded Kathleen as she yawned widely. She added, “I'll drop by again tomorrow.” “Okay.”He nodded his head in acknowledgment. With that, Kathleen rose to her feet and declared, “I'll beheading off to bed then.” Following that, she proceeded up the stairs without sparing so much as asecond glance at Samuel. For his part, Samuel merely sat there motionless and did not react to herdeparture. “What do you want to talk to me about?” asked Charles slowly. However, Samuel merelyshook his head silently. He had only stayed back as he wasn't feeling particularly sleepy. Faced withsuch silence, Charles finally rose to his feet and walked over to sit next to Samuel. After a briefpause, Charles asked, “I don't think you need me to explain what my granny was getting at with herwords earlier, do you? Deep down, you should know as well.” As per before, Samuel did not say asingle word in response. Charles was egged on and slowly added, “Since you understand, then fromtoday onward, shouldn't you—" "What if she isn't disappointed in me?” countered Samuel suddenly.Charles was caught off guard momentarily. He gazed at Samuel with a long and meaningful lookbefore he replied, “Are you seriously suggesting that you haven't given up by now?” “I'll never giveup for the rest of my life,” replied Samuel in a low voice. “I'll keep at it until I meet my end. It's justthat I don't want to force her anymore.” “Well, I can't force you. The choice is yours. After all, I'msure Kate won't fall in love with you,” replied Charles casually. “She's not like how she was before.Haven't you realized that she doesn't care too much about you these days?” “I don't need you toremind me of that. You can stay up by yourself,” replied Samuel tersely as he suddenly stood up indefiance. Charles paused for a moment in surprise before he lightly commented, “I couldn't tell atfirst, but it seems like you wanted to accompany me just now.” Samuel's expression was icy cold ashe replied, “You're thinking too much. I just wanted some time to myself so I could organize mythoughts. It's just that you're too irksome.” With that, he turned and proceeded to take his leave. Ashe did so, his gaze suddenly flickered upward, and he saw a figure swiftly disappear from sight onthe second floor. He pressed his thin lips together lightly as he wondered if Kathleen had beeneavesdropping on them the entire time. On the second floor, Kathleen quickly returned to her roomand shut the door behind her. She pressed her back firmly against the door as she strained her earsto pick up any sound of movement from the other side of the door. Soon enough, she picked up onthe increasingly vivid sound of approaching footsteps. Samuel came to a stop right before her doorand spoke in his usual low voice. “You can just ask me directly if you would like to know what I'mthinking. You don't have to be so furtive or sneaky about it.” She maintained her silence andpretended as if she hadn't heard anything. Samuel paused for a moment in thought before hefinally said, “Good night.” With that, he turned and headed into the neighboring room. The secondhe disappeared, Kathleen immediately heaved a heavy sigh of relief, and her shoulders sagged as alltension left her body. She knew that there were moments when a direct conversation would notreveal the truth, and this was one of them. Two days later, Frances’ funeral was successfullyconducted in an extremely low-profile manner. Once the funeral proceedings had come to an end,Charles turned to Zachary and Yareli and said, “We'll head over to the Yoeger residence with thelawyer later on so that we can commence with the reading of Granny's will.” Zachary asked coldly,“Do you really intend to disband and break up Yoeger Group?” Charles smiled wryly as he replied,“You'll replace out when we head over to the Yoeger residence.” With that, he strode away coolly fromthe pair. Kathleen prepared to take her leave as well. Elsewhere, Yareli strode over to stop right infront of Samuel, where she quietly began, “Samuel, about the wedding...” “I don't want to marryyou,” he replied flatly. She was taken aback and demanded, “What did you say? You clearlypromised me just yesterday.” “That was before. Don't you know that things change?” questionedSamuel icily. At this, a glimmer of hate suddenly flashed across Yareli's eyes. However, Samuelsimply strode off alone. Yareli glanced to the side and looked at Kathleen with pure hatred in hereyes. The latter sarcastically asked, “What are you glaring at me for?” Yareli scoffed before shepursed her lips and replied, “You must have said something to Samuel.” Kathleen merely rolled hereyes and looked at Yareli's legs before she turned to leave. Kathleen's sudden movement caughtYareli utterly by surprise, and a tinge of panic appeared on her face. Did she discover something?Ah... I'll think about this later. I have to rush back to the Yoeger residence first to replace out exactlywhat was written in that will! Over at the Yoeger residence, Zachary sat nervously on the couch as hepondered exactly how much of the assets would be allocated to him. At that moment, he felt ratherhelpless, for he had always failed in his business ventures and simply paled in comparison toVanessa when it came to raw capability. Zachary knew full well what he truly amounted to, whichwas why he was this desperate to replace out precisely how much he could stand to gain from thedivision of assets. Meanwhile, Yareli was the picture of calmness despite the worry that clouded herheart. On the other hand, both Kathleen and Charles were perfectly composed. They simply didn'tcare about what they could potentially gain following Frances's passing. Wynnie was the lawyerplaced in charge of reading Frances’s will. This was something that Kathleen didn't replace particularlystrange at all. Wynnie gazed out at everyone seated in the living room and lightly cleared her throat.Following that, she began, “I'm here to read out the last will and testament of Old Mrs. Yoeger, alsoknown as Frances Schott. As per her request, the following six individuals are required to be present:Charles Johnson, Kathleen Johnson, Eilam Macari, Desiree Macari, Zachary Yoeger, and YareliYoeger.” Eilam Macari and Desiree Macari were the actual names of Eil and Desi respectively.Kathleen was a little surprised as she blurted out, “Desi and Eil as well?” “You're their parent, so it'sall right for you to listen in on their behalf since they aren't around,” stated Wynnie. Kathleennodded and replied, “All right.” Wynnie cleared her throat and continued, “According to theprenuptial agreement signed by Frances Schott and Hector Yoeger back then, she was allowed tofreely allocate all the assets and miscellaneous items she owned prior to the marriage. She haddecided to leave that full sum of money to Kathleen Johnson. As for her portion of the assets sheco-owned with Hector Yoeger, Frances Schott had decided to entrust it fully to Charles Johnson andKathleen Johnson. The remaining portion will be left to a family trust fund, and each of the sixindividuals named earlier would be entitled to about two million in allowance every month. IfZachary Yoeger or Yareli Yoeger were to engage in any activity that places the remaining fourindividuals in harm's way during these proceedings, the two would automatically be revoked of allprivileges to receive the allowance.” “What?” exclaimed Zachary as he leaped to his feet indispleasure. He continued to rail, “They've already taken so much for themselves! How dare theyfight with us for the portion that's going to the trust fund? They're not even Yoegers! What right dothey have to have the allowance?” “Let me inform you, Mr. Zachary Yoeger. From a legal standpoint,their mother, Rebecca Johnson, is the daughter of Frances Schott and Hector Yoeger. No matter ifthere are any direct blood relations to speak of, this is still recognized and legally binding. AsRebecca Johnson's children, Charles Johnson and Kathleen Johnson have every right to be heirs tothe inheritance. If you have any other concerns, please feel free to lodge an appeal. If it comes tothat, I hope that you're able to foot the legal bills that come your way,” stated Wynnie coldly. As itwasn't cheap to fight a lawsuit for a squabble over inheritance issues, Zachary shut his mouth thesecond he heard that he would need to spend money. Given that he wasn't even allocated thatmuch to begin with, he knew that he would be left with nothing if he continued to pursue thematter and get embroiled in a lawsuit that entailed hefty fees. He had no choice but to silentlyswallow his resentment and accept his loss. Yareli's expression had turned icy cold the moment sheheard Wynnie's words. She didn't expect that she would merely be entitled to two million a month.It was an extremely frustrating moment for her, especially since she was the daughter of the Yoegerfamily. Furthermore, the entire reading of the will had no mention of Vanessa and Nicolette at all. Itseemed like the pair had been utterly overlooked and forgotten by Frances. Wynnie closed thedocument she held in her hands and declared, “If there are no further questions, please proceed tosign atop this document. Once all the signatures are present, the document will take effect and belegally binding. Following which, all of the money will be credited directly to your respectiveaccounts.” The more Zachary thought about it, the more he couldn't keep his anger and frustrationunder control any longer. Finally, he burst out, “Charles! Kathleen! Have both of you no shame? Howcan you just stand there and shamelessly take away all this money that belongs to the Yoegerfamily?”