Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF) novel Chapter 194

Chapter 194 Going to the Police Station to Find Ashley 

She shook her head, “No, I was just on the phone with a friend. Don’t ask anymore, it’s already so late. Go wash up and get to bed early.” 

Saying so, the person had already come down from the balcony and pushed me towards the bathroom. 

Indeed, it was getting late. Seeing her reluctant expression, I didn’t press her with more questions. 

Alexander was not in River City, and no one in the Conner Group was handling affairs big or small. I had no choice but to stop being lazy and go to the office early. Cory handed me a pile of documents. 

I looked at the pile of documents with a bit of a headache, inevitably pinching my brow. Seeing that Cory hadn’t left, I couldn’t help but ask, “Cory, is there anything else?” 

Looking at me, Cory hesitated for a few seconds before nodding, “The news of Miss Ashley being arrested by the police somehow got onto the internet, and it’s causing quite a stir online.” 

I frowned, nodding, “There are quite a few eyes on the Conner Group. Is someone making a fuss about this?” 

“Uh-huh! The stock price was affected, it fluctuated, but the tricky part is, I received a lawyer’s letter this morning.” As he spoke, he handed me a document, “It’s about the Conner family’s inheritance issue. Miss -Ashley hired a lawyer, and her lawyer just contacted me saying that you need to give her all of her inheritance and shares, otherwise she will sue directly.” 

I pursed my lips, not uttering a word. The first thing Ashley did after 

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being taken away was not to discuss Henry’s death with the police, but to plan on fighting me for the inheritance? 

My father had been dead for so long, and she had been silent all this time. Initially, the Conner Group was facing bankruptcy due to the loss of assets, and she didn’t fight with me because she was afraid that the bankruptcy of the Conner Group would burden her with debt. Now that the Conner Group was gradually stabilizing, she planned to start fighting. I wasn’t curious, just surprised, that she would send me at lawyer’s letter at this time. 

Looking at the lawyer’s letter in the document bag, I turned to Cory and said, “I’ve got this, you go ahead with your work.” 

Cory nodded, took a few steps towards the door, but he couldn’t help but turn back and ask, “How do you plan to handle this?” 

I shook my head and said truthfully, “As for the inheritance, I can’t decide it alone. I have to ask my mother. After all, Ashley was adopted by her and my father. And if we really want to divide the inheritance, legally, Ashley and I have the same inheritance rights.” 

Cory nodded, said no more, and left. 

The sudden desire of Ashley to contest the inheritance really caught me off guard. If she was truly set on dividing the shares of the Conner Group, it meant that my father’s previous shares would be split. Once split, the proportion of shares would decrease, and I would no longer have absolute say in many of the Conner Group’s future decisions. 

This was something that father had wanted to preserve for many years, so even though the Conner Group had encountered quite a few troubles over the years, he never sold his shares. Even when raising funds, he always retained absolute decision-making power. 

The more I thought about this matter, the more it gave me a headache. 

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After spending the whole morning in the office, I still went to the police station. 

The facts of Ashley’s crime had been confirmed, and all that was left was to wait for the court session to finalize the case. At that time, she was still being held at the police station. Before I went, I had given Lucas a heads up. 

When I arrived at the police station, Lucas came out to greet me, saying, “Ms. Conner, you’re here.” 

I nodded, seeing that he seemed to have something to say to me, and said with a light smile, “Lucas, long time no see, how have you been lately?” 

He chuckled, saying, “Same as usual, Ms. Conner, can we talk first?” 

I smiled faintly, and agreed. 

Lucas’s office.