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Chapter 116- Shattered Inheritance

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"To my beloved family, if you are reading this, then I am no longer with you. Though my time was cut short, I have done everything in my power to secure your future."

Eve clenched her jaw, blinking rapidly to keep her emotions in check.

"Ellie, you have always been the woman I admired the most. Despite the years of separation, I never stopped loving you or believing that you were meant to stand beside me—as the brilliant woman who was once my equal in business. The Croft name needs you now more than ever. That is why I leave you seventy percent of all my company shares, including the estates and properties I owned. The company is yours to lead, should you choose to."

A heavy silence settled over the room.

Ellie’s face paled, her lips parting in shock. Seventy percent?

Her fingers curled into tight fists on her lap. She had sworn off the corporate world years ago, vowing never to step foot into it again. Yet, Samuel had left her no choice.

Perry looked up at his mother with wide eyes.
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