Chapter 716
As soon as those words left his mouth, Mr. Horton furrowed his brows. “Nonsense p>
Oliver Horton immediately spoke up, “Elder, you don’t know. Melissa Knight and Jake Horton are only after my money. Marisa and Selena truly care about me. Look at this—ever since the two of them came along, my relationship with Grandma has improved tremendously, all thanks to them. They are far more filial and attentive to old Mrs. Horton than Melissa and Jake p>
Mr. Horton’s expression darkened instantly.
But now wasn’t the time to discuss the affairs of the first branch of the family. He turned back to old Mrs. Horton, “Eldest Sister-in-law, how have you been recently p>
Old Mrs. Horton smiled lightly. “I’ve been doing well, Second Brother, don’t worry p>
Mr. Horton walked over to sit beside old Mrs. Horton. The two sat and chatted casually about family matters. Most of the talking came from Mr. Horton, while old Mrs. Horton listened with a gentle smile.
For a moment, Mr. Horton felt as if he had returned to his childhood days, following behind his eldest sister-in-law like a shadow.
A sister-in-law is akin to a mother.
Old Mrs. Horton was like his mother p>
Mr. Horton also sensed that old Mrs. Horton didn’t have much time left. The sour ache in his heart was overwhelming.
The two of them chatted for an indefinite amount of time until Nathan Horton finally spoke up, “Second Uncle, you’ve come at just the right time. We were about to revisit my mom’s will. With you here, you can serve as a witness, and with you around, that kid Lewis might also behave himself a bit p>
Nathan Horton had deliberately called Mr. Horton over.
Revising a will is the sort of matter they could simply discuss with the lawyer. But without Mr. Horton there to mediate, if Lewis Horton refused to comply, they wouldn’t be a match for him.
Lewis Horton had grown up at the old estate and held a special respect towards Mr. Horton. With him present, Lewis might show them some courtesy.
Nathan Horton thought as much and cast a deliberate look at Lewis Horton.
Lewis appeared calm and composed, sitting silently with no intention of speaking.
Mr. Horton frowned and glanced at Lewis before asking, “What are you planning to change p>
Nathan Horton cleared his throat, “Well, naturally, my mom’s assets should eventually be left to me! As her son, I’m her primary heir p>
As long as Nathan Horton got hold of the shares, he could pass them on to Oliver Horton. It would all belong to Oliver!
Oliver Horton sat there, smug and triumphant in his thoughts.
Mr. Horton spoke again, “This… doesn’t seem appropriate! I remember Eldest Sister-in-law used to say that she was clearly leaving her shares to Lewis Horton p>
“That was in the past,” Nathan Horton interrupted immediately. “Now, you’ve seen it yourself: these days Lewis and his wife are entirely unfilial. My mom doesn’t even recognize them anymore! Of course the will has to be updated—we can’t leave the filial children and grandchildren disappointed, right p>
Mr. Horton frowned and turned to Lewis, “Is that true p>
Lewis dropped his gaze, silently unresponsive.
To him, not being by his grandmother’s side day and night was indeed his mistake.
But Kiera Olsen couldn’t let him be unjustly burdened with such a disgrace and promptly retorted, “How could that possibly be true? Elder, aren’t you the one who knows best how Lewis treats Grandma p>
Mr. Horton nodded firmly, “Right, Lewis has always been the most filial to Eldest Sister-in-law p>
Nathan Horton sighed, “But that was in the past. Ever since he married his wife, all he sees is her. Where’s there any room left for family members like us? Forget me—my mom can only see him once every ten days or so. Otherwise, why would she remember all of us but conveniently forget him p>
Mr. Horton furrowed his brows deeply.
Since the Hortons had moved from Oceanion to Clance, he hadn’t paid much attention to the affairs of the Horton Group. News didn’t reach him as promptly either.
He truly didn’t know what had transpired in Clance over the years, so he frowned again and turned to old Mrs. Horton, “Eldest Sister-in-law, do you really not recognize Lewis? It’s him right there p>
Old Mrs. Horton followed the direction Mr. Horton gestured and looked at Lewis.
A gentle, serene smile graced her face. Her gaze toward Lewis was as affectionate as always. She stared at him for a long while before she spoke again with a smile, “I don’t know him p>
Mr. Horton was stunned.
Oliver Horton grew ecstatic, “Elder, did you see that? Now you know who really cares about Grandma, don’t you p>
Mr. Horton tightened his jaw and said, “Eldest Sister-in-law is ill… muddled. If she doesn’t remember Lewis, we absolutely shouldn’t change the will at this time p>
“Why not? She used to be monopolized by Lewis, so she wasn’t as close to us. But Oliver and I are her son and grandson—how could she not care for us? Second Uncle, you have younger generations in your own family too. You have feelings just like us. Would you truly leave all the shares to just one grandson and abandon the others p>
Those words left Mr. Horton frozen in thought.
He furrowed his brows, visibly wavering, and turned to old Mrs. Horton, asking directly, “Eldest Sister-in-law, are you going to change your will p>