後継者 Novels & Stories

Adina and the four children were in the living room playing with jigsaw puzzles on the carpet. The TV was playing a random news channel, and she suddenly heard a familiar name. She raised her head to watch the TV screen. “The war of successors to Jones Group has kicked off. As a large family with a long history, the battle for succession in each generation is ferocious. There is only one male successor in the Jones family for this generation. It was thought that Daniel Jones would be the guaranteed successor, but he has unexpectedly dropped out of the race.”

Victoria smiled coldly. “There’s one last page in that ledger. One that wasn’t scanned. One that’s handwritten. With a final note. By Carter Sr. himself.” She turned to the camera. “And it names the next generation’s successor. Not Liam. Not Ava. But someone else. Someone born out of a mistake… and hidden from the world.” Liam’s face paled. My breath caught. “What are you talking about?” I asked. She looked at Liam. “Tell her.” Silence.