When There Is Nothing Left But Love

The lawyer paused and took a sip of water from the glass that Neil had thoughtfully prepared for him before continuing. “For the sake of the Taylor family’s future development, I am leaving all of the decision-making rights concerning the Taylor family to my son, Holden Taylor. Holden will be the sole manager and distributor of the Taylor family’s enterprises and assets. This may not be a popular decision, but it was carefully made with the growth of the Taylor family in mind and must be strictly obeyed…”

Minute details regarding the distribution of property and details about the Taylor family’s enterprises comprised the rest of the will. Various expressions clouded the faces of those gathered in the room. Kate glowered at Holden, a mixture of hatred and resentment on her face.

The threat that Neil had issued on Archie’s behalf, however, was still fresh on everyone’s minds. Regardless of their dissatisfaction, none of the Taylor family members was willing to renounce the Taylor family name and the benefits that accompanied it.

I believed that Archie had wisely foreseen the numerous objections that Holden’s appointment would meet with. He’d thus instituted this clause in anticipation. However, the fact remained that Archie was no longer present to dictate things. The Taylor family might formally recognize Holden’s leadership, but there were sure to be ripples of displeasure beneath the surface. The path ahead of Holden looked set to be a bumpy ride.

After Ashton and I had said our goodbyes, we got ready to leave.

“Mr. Fuller, may I have a word?” Holden shouted, sprinting after us. He caught up, panting and obviously overwhelmed by the entire proceedings of the morning.

Ashton waited patiently for Holden to catch his breath before remarking icily, “Holden, we can always talk another day. I believe that you have more urgent matters to deal with than ours.”

As soon as Ashton said that, he grabbed my hand and stalked off, pulling me along. We left Holden standing there, looking after us rather dazedly.

we got into the car, I turned to Ashton with interest. “Why did Archie select Holden to be his successor out of his numerous

me

 What kind of question was this? What sort of answer was Ashton expecting me to

slumped down in

a tremendous amount. I shouldn’t be asking you for more, but I’m really at a loss now. You’re the only one I can turn to! I’m still short of forty thousand for Renee’s operation. Can you lend me that

Brooks –

a twinge of pity. “Mrs.

about to pay the remaining forty thousand! He stole the money and gambled it all away! Why wasn’t I the one who fell sick instead?

once uncovered. However, I didn’t expect him to be quite so base as to steal money set aside for

lend you the money, but this will be the last time. The money doesn’t concern me. I’m willing to give the money as long

My heart ached for

the bathroom, I had just hung up and phone and was busy transferring the money to the account that Mrs. Brooks had

then asked in an unruffled manner,

my head. “Aren’t there a ton of things waiting for you back at Fuller Corporation? Now that we’ve paid our obligatory visit to Mr. Taylor, when are you planning on heading back to