Juelle's Legacy by Carol Henry

Author:Carol Henry [Henry, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary, maine, lobster
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2014-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Hunter sat at the far end of the oblong table in the simply appointed conference room in anticipation of Günter Jordan reading his father’s will. Eugenia McClintock sat at the opposite end, next to Mr. Jordan, and Juelle found a seat across from them. He didn’t want to be here—it was like opening a can of worms that turned out to be full of viperous snakes. Eugenia’s confident smile as she faced Juelle across the table was annoying. His heart ached for Juelle, the silent anticipation must be hell for her, having to face these people after the punch in the gut at the bank yesterday. Had she told her mother-in-law about her ass-hole son’s further deception? His blood boiled, but he tamped his anger down. This was not the time or place to act out. It would only make it harder on Juelle.

Günter Jordan cleared his throat and addressed the three of them.

“Thank you all for coming and being on time. There are a few preliminaries to get out of the way before we get to the main portion of Hunt’s wishes.”

“We can dispense with all those boring details Günter—just get on with the important particulars.”

Günter met Hunter’s eyes across the room. Hunter nodded in agreement. The lawyer turned to Juelle, who also nodded.

“All right then. Hunt McClintock was adamant he recognize his son Hunter McClintock from a previous marriage to one Lani Aka McClintock, and was unwavering that in order to make amends, she be mentioned in his last requests.”

“NO!” Eugenia jumped from her chair. “I won’t hear of it. It’s not true. He is not Hunt’s son! This woman has not been in his life all these years! I have.”

“Sit down, Eugenia,” Günter raised his voice, his face pinched, as if he was disappointed in her outburst. “I’m not finished.”

Eugenia sat, her hands going to the region where her heart was supposed to be, her face turning a pasty shade of white. The woman had a point, however, it was his mother she’d referred to and he took exception to this heartless woman’s outburst. He kept quiet, and waited to see what else Mr. Jordan had to say.

“Now then. Where was I?” The lawyer shuffled the papers in front of him. “Here it is. Lani Aka McClintock is to receive a lump sum in the amount of $500,000.”

Eugenia gasped. Hunter shook his head. His mother would be surprised at the amount of her inheritance. He glanced over at Juelle. She was observing her mother-in-law with concern—her own face pale, drawn. Dammit it. Hadn’t Juelle suffered enough? How could he make this right for her?

“I have here two letters. One for Hunter, and one for Hunt’s first wife Lani.”

He handed two separately sealed envelopes to Hunter. Hunter took them and tucked them in his shirt pocket.

“Now. To Eugenia, my second wife,” Jordan continued. “I leave the McClintock Estate, which includes its contents, grounds, and a two million dollar trust sufficient to maintain the estate and support her for the rest of her life.

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