Chapter 696

Not long after, the younger generation of the Whales family received a summons. Grandpa wanted to see them—personally. The message spread quickly, and with it came a shared, unspoken understanding. The old man was dying. His condition had been deteriorating for a long time, and now he was barely holding on. To them, his remaining days were nothing more than a countdown. What they truly cared about was something else. The inheritance. So when the summons came, a flicker of excitement stirred beneath their otherwise solemn expressions. Was it finally time? To divide everything he would leave behind? The thought tightened their chests—not with grief, but anticipation. How much would they get? Who would receive the most? Each of them carried their own calculations as they made their way to Old Master Whales’s room. ......... They had barely stepped inside— When their attention was immediately drawn elsewhere. To Eleanor. Celeste, Flora, and Zack all fixed their gazes on her at once, their