“Is your sister working?”
“Lewis & Co.”
“Okay,” Mrs. Stone remarked. “There’s a lot of potential for growth at Lewis & Co. Duncan has a talent for business. He built the company from the ground up without any assistance from his family, and now he’s worth billions. His brothers, on the other hand, are not as wealthy if we only consider their inheritance.”
Duncan made it on his own, and Mrs. Stone had a great appreciation for young, independent professionals.
“We can wait at Lewis & Co. for your sister to finish her shift before heading to my place for dinner. I’ll call your cousins to join us as well.”
Mrs. Stone then turned to her daughter-in-law, “Alice, please let Clive know to cancel his social dinner tonight and come home for dinner.”
“Sure.”
“That reminds me, Seren. This is your oldest cousin’s wife, Alice Lafayette.”
Mrs. Stone had forgotten to introduce her niece to the family.
Elisa, who was a year older than Serenity, was the eldest cousin.
Serenity greeted her newfound family.
Mr. Stone, her uncle, was a gentle giant, while Alice, her cousin-in-law, was straightforward, much like Elisa. It was no surprise that Alice and Elisa got along so well; they were clearly kindred spirits.
Mrs. Stone held Serenity’s hand, inquiring about her sister.
Although Mrs. Stone believed that her sister’s adoptive parents were unjust for taking four hundred thousand dollars from the insurance payout, she remained calm about it.
Regardless, the family had raised her sister.
The four hundred thousand dollars was intended to conclude their relationship on a positive note.
“Are your grandparents still living in the house built by your parents?”
“Yes, they are. They plan to pass the house down to one of my cousins after they pass. They mentioned that Liberty…
“I do not have rights to the house simply because we are women.”