Chapter 1480 - 1473: A Wife Is Not as Important as a Blood Brother
"Because you’re not truly of Lancaster Family bloodline." Joseph Lancaster said, holding up a manila envelope, articulating each word.
Daemon Lancaster was taken aback, and everyone else in the Lancaster Family followed suit in surprise.
They all looked at Joseph Lancaster, holding their breath.
"Impossible, how can Elder Brother not be of Lancaster Family bloodline? It must be that Grandfather doesn’t want to pass the family head position to Elder Brother, so he’s intentionally fabricating lies to tarnish him!"
Gabriel Lancaster slapped the sofa as he stood up, looking indignant.
"Hmph, every sibling in the Lancaster Family knows, Grandfather is biased, in the old man’s eyes, only Daxton Lancaster is the true grandson, the rest of us, hmph!"
As he spoke, Gabriel Lancaster angrily flung his sleeves.
"Gabriel, don’t speak so definitively, no matter how biased Grandfather is, he wouldn’t joke about the Lancaster Family descendants’ identity."
Michael Lancaster, who had been silent, finally spoke, the rational man knew well that even if he was discontent with Elder Brother Daemon Lancaster, Joseph Lancaster wouldn’t trivialize his identity.
If he dared to say so in front of all the Lancaster elders and juniors, there must be evidence.
"That’s not certain."
Gabriel Lancaster still doubted Joseph Lancaster’s words, his wife Valeria Howard gently tugged at his sleeve, prompting him to sit back down and continue speaking.
"It’s obvious Grandfather didn’t favor Elder Brother back then!"
As Gabriel Lancaster finished his complaints, Joseph Lancaster suddenly smiled.
He placed the manila envelope on his knee, raised a phoenix eye with a half-smile and asked.
"Besides not favoring our cousin back then, have you seen the old man disfavor any other grandson?"
"That’s not the case."
Gabriel Lancaster reluctantly admitted, although the old man wasn’t as partial to the other grandchildren as he was to Daxton Lancaster, neither did he dislike them.
Only Elder Brother Daemon Lancaster was an exception. Gabriel Lancaster remembered once during Grandfather’s birthday, all the grandchildren knelt in the hall to serve him tea. Grandfather drank tea from all the grandchildren except Daemon Lancaster’s, which he put aside.
At that time, they were already in their teens, past the age of understanding, and because of Grandfather’s bias, Elder Brother Daemon Lancaster was depressed for a long time.
Joseph Lancaster chuckled softly, actually, most members of the Lancaster Family were already aware, Grandfather’s disdain towards Daemon Lancaster back then was because of his identity.
Evander Lancaster and Robert Lancaster exchanged a glance, not expecting there to be such a private side to the Lancaster Family.
Violet Zimmerman was also very surprised; since her husband Daxton Lancaster left a will, it meant he was aware of Daemon Lancaster’s identity.
And having been Daxton’s nominal wife for more than twenty years, he never told her this secret.
The feeling in her heart was indescribable, perhaps in Daxton Lancaster’s heart, she as the "first wife" was never as important as his younger brother Joseph Lancaster, otherwise, he wouldn’t have only tormented her without any blame on his own brother back then.
The mantra of the Lancaster Family was meticulousness, obviously, everyone had doubts in their hearts, yet no one whispered, all holding their breath and focusing on Joseph Lancaster, waiting for him to provide evidence.
Including Daemon Lancaster and his wife.
Joseph Lancaster took a few sheets of paper out of the manila envelope, gently shook them, and brought them to Michael Lancaster.
"Michael, why don’t you read it to everyone?"
Michael Lancaster accepted, his phoenix eyes briefly scanning over the will, he was visibly changed in a way that was hard to describe; everyone saw the clear shift on his face.
Joseph Lancaster paced back to the front of the sofa, supported himself on the armrests and sat down, seeing Michael Lancaster still staring at the will in a daze, he reminded him again after sitting down.
"Read it aloud."