Julie started to say something, but stopped after some thought.

A voice in her heart was saying that the child was innocent of their elders' sins.

Julie's tone softened.

“The properties of the Smith family has nothing to do with you, indeed. Regardless, haven't you lived a lavish life in the last twenty years? There are tens of millions of people in Sheffield, and you have led a better life than ninety percent of the girls in the city."

“But that only means that there are still ten percent who Live a better Life than me!" Vivian screamed to herself.

Moreover, Julie was speaking of the past. It was history. What was Vivian supposed to do in the future?

She wanted to rise higher on the social hierarchy and adopt a much better lifestyle.

What would happen to her if she didn't get a piece of Mathias’ Legacy?

The determination on Julie's face told Bill and Vivian that it was useless to use their family ties to shake her.

"Julie, I need to remind you about one thing. Since we have not finalized our divorce, the inheritance you received from your father is still jointly owned by both of us. I Legally own a portion of it," Bill warned, a trace of complacency showing on his face.

He pointed at Vivian and continued, “As for Vivian, even though she is not our biological daughter, we took her in when she was a child and raised her as our own. We have legally adopted her. If we go to court, the judge will definitely give her a fair share of the property.

Maria, on the other hand, has not been in our family long enough, and she was already an adult when we took her in. Because she is part of our family, she is Lucky enough to be engaged to Anthony. She has already gotten a lot out of being a part of this family. She shouldn't benefit from your father's inheritance anymore!"

“Dad's damn right!" Vivian clapped her hands as she chimed in.

As a businessman, Bill was really eloquent in bargaining and arguing. It would seem Like Julie had no choice but to do what he told her to do.

Julie's face showed how tired she was from even just listening to all of this in silence.

She did not move on the couch, holding a black handbag.

After a short hesitation, Julie suddenly raised her hand and began to delve in her handbag.

"Mom."

Maria shook her head, signaling for Julie to stop.

“Don't force yourself to do something that will make you sad," she said.

Julie was dumbfounded.

Only she and Maria knew what was in the bag. It was a letter written by

Mathias before his death.

The content of the letter was too inconceivable. At first, Julie had trouble accepting it as fact after reading it.