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Chapter 630

Author: Eli Sole
The funeral lasted three days, and the rain never stopped.

On the day of Mr. Perry Sr.'s cremation and burial, the memorial hall was filled with family, close friends, and senior executives of Perry Corporation who had built the company alongside him in his younger years.

Amid the grief, quiet murmurs of concern rippled through the crowd.

“Mr. Perry Sr. devoted his entire life to this company. Now that he’s gone, and with no strong successors, I worry he didn’t rest in peace.”

“How did such a brilliant man end up with heirs like this? What a shame.”

“He was always a worrier. I bet even on his deathbed, he was still worried. Do you think he left any final instructions?”

These hushed conversations drifted through the solemn hall, occasionally reaching the ears of the Perry family.

By now, the family had mostly come to terms with Mr. Perry Sr.’s death, but another question loomed in their minds—did he leave behind a will?

Layla knelt quietly on a cushion, one by one lighting memor
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