CHAPTER 10
Author: Fave Kelvin
last update2026-06-20 23:23:46

Johnson’s eyes narrowed. He took a brief moment to observe the faces in the living room.

Seated to his left was Mrs. Clifford and some family relatives including Bethany’s aunts and cousins who despised him just as much.

To his right was the Clifford family’s lawyer and some family friends.

On the smaller couch in the middle sat Bethany with her newly wedded husband, George.

Johnson calmly collected the list from Mrs. Clifford’s hand and scanned through the neatly written list. On it were the t
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