11: Getting Back Her Inheritance

When Angela heard this, she became anxious. Sophia's inheritance she left behind was not a small sum of money. She had been jealous of this inheritance a long time ago but never made it known. Now, taking advantage of the opportunity of Audrey's imminent marriage, she was preparing to change a major part of Sophia's inheritance. If she handed it over at this time, wasn't so much of her plans in vain?

She said aggrievedly: "My husband, don't you trust me to handle a little matter of money? Carra's inheritance should be prepared by me as her stepmother. How can I leave it to her for her to handle? This is not the proper arrangement of a Machan family."

Carra didn't bother to watch the acting of her stepmother, but said softly. "I know you're the only mother I have left, that's why I don't want to compound your stress. I heard that the doctor often comes in to pay you a visit. It seems you're having physical discomfort, probably stress. You see why, mother?"

"Yeah." Lord Livingstone also looked at Angela and said, "you're under a lot of stress lately. Dont you think you're stressed enough?"

Angela gave a dry smile and said, "My husband, it's not a big deal. It's just a little pain in the chest, and the doctor said I was just tired..."

"You're so tired from preparing Audrey's wedding. How can I bother you with handling my little inheritance too? Besides, mother has to take care of sister Audrey's body before she gets married. Isn't it? I have Vira with me. You know she's also an experienced person to do the errands with me. It's not as bad as you think" Carra interrupted her, and said with a faint expression.

Carra already knew that Audrey was really pregnant, and also knew the truth about the fire that day.

After a fateful incident, some years ago, Algernon had grown to dislike Carra. So, after getting intimate with Audrey, his preferred choice, Audrey always talked to him about how stupid her sister was, which made Algernon even more determine to do everything possible to give up his arranged marriage. However, he needed a good reason to do so according to the code between the Lycans and Machans.

Audrey then came up with an idea and asked Algernon to arrange for Lancelot to enter into the Copperstone's castle in order to find a chance to harm Carra. However, Algernon never thought about killing Carra, nor did he expected Audrey to be so cruel that she actually wanted to set her sister on fire. For this, he also reprimanded Audrey who later concealed it under the pretence of being pitiful.

Audrey was very angry that day because Algernon reprimanded her for Carra's sake. So she complained to Angela, not knowing that the maid beside her was listening. Reina and Nella were good sisters, and they often inform each other of any news inside and outside the castle. This time was no exception.

However, without evidence, she decided to stand by and watch.

Angela looked at Carra's unwavering eyes, feeling a little flustered. For some reason, under such eyes, she felt exposed. Did she know about Audrey? She was shocked, and now there was no need to fight hard with her. It would only slow-down her plan.

She thought for a while and said, "Carra, you're so compassionate, and I agreed with you. It takes only a few days for me to sort out the inheritance list and then we will go to the warehouse to count the goods together, will that be alright with you?"

"Won't that be a little troublesome for you? I don't need to count anything. l trust you." Carra asked smiling faintly: "You only need to give me the warehouse key. I already have a copy of the inheritance list here. I just need to check with the actual items in the warehouse. That's all."

"Just do it, Angela. You have kept it for so many years and you have worked really hard. From today on, give it to , and you can prepare for Audrey's marriage with peace of mind." Lord Livingstone didn't want to be entangled in this kind of inheritance.

While Carra was sorting out her inheritance, Angela became distressed, in the room. The prepared counterfeits were intended to replace the original calligraphy and paintings in the inheritance container. So, she began asking herself "What should I do now? Is this all a waste? It also costs money to make fakes, nowadays. So why not let her get frustrated?

Seeing that Angela was unwilling to accept those terms, the old maid next to Angela suggested: "Why don't you put those things in the close safe, Madam. If you run into those who can't differentiate well enough, you will sell them to them. I can't even recognize them."

Angela was originally from a small family, short-sighted and coveted small profits. Listening to the personal maid's suggestion, although it felt risky, she followed the maid's suggestion.

Who was Carra? She had a master's degree in psychology. She had first-class observation and reasoning skills. Hearing the news that the treasurer of the close safe had met Angela, she guessed Angela's plan.

Since she wanted to embarrass herself so much, she would by all means help her. Carra said to Vira. "Vira, I heard that a distant nephew from your natal family came to the capital to seek refuge with you, isn't it?"

Vira replied: "Yes, miss. Speaking of which, my nephew is also a scholar, but unfortunately there was a disaster in our hometown, and life is not going on well for him. So he came here to try his luck."

Carra nodded, and instructed the old maid. "Let your nephew do what I'll tell him tomorrow. If it is done, he will benefit from it."

On the second day, a foreigner came to the Close Safe office and asked if there was a masterpiece painting called "World Stream" by the famous painter Cappilucha in the store. Seeing that it was a high-profile guest from outside of town, the owner of the office invited him into the inner room and sold him the fake "World Stream" painting.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, the foreigner reported the office owner to the authority, saying that it was the man who sold fake products to people. After receiving the case, authority went to the office. They searched and found a number of fake items. The owner was apprehended and fined a large sum of money.

Upon hearing the news, Angela became angry and fainted.

After their plan succeeded, Nella and Vira really admire their young lady more and more. Carra still had a shallow look, and said to Vira. "Vira, your nephew is doing a good job. Soon, one of the warehouses should sell a batch of jewellery, let him buy it at a low price as much as possible. If things go well, I'll let him be the treasurer of one of the warehouses."

The Caws was under the name of the Cawthorne family, while Southern Ares was the property left behind by Sophia. And it had always been taken care of by the Cawthorne family. Over the years, Angela took the opportunity to carry out many transactions. Unknown to Carra, she had privately transferred many things from the warehouses to . Now is the time to get them back.

Vira's nephew was also a sensible person, and naturally did a good job on this matter. A few days later, he bought a batch of jewellery from the warehouse at a price forty portion lower than the appraised price.

Seeing that Vira's nephew had some business acumen, Carra hired him as the shopkeeper of the southern warehouse. The original shopkeeper had long been bought by the Cawthorne family, and Carra naturally couldn't keep him around anymore.

On the grounds of his advanced age, he gave him a severance pay and sent him away.