atypical hollywood life

"This is impossible!"

Alexander walked back and forth on the ground and roared angrily. His brother even survived the virus in the Egyptian pharaoh's tomb and died of a cold?Are you fucking kidding me?

"I'm so sorry Alexander, William and Lillian were drawn into a war zone. The whole area was cordoned off and they didn't escape when William and Lillian went to the hospital with a cold but an explosion burned down the hospital and William was The stray bullets caused a high fever, and there were no medicines to reduce the inflammation, which caused complications..."

George rubbed his forehead. He was also shocked when he got the news. The fact that William and Lilian went to Africa to explore and died of a cold was like a joke. He couldn't believe that the energetic couple actually Just die!

"William appointed this will to you. According to their will, Catherine and Mr. Miller will be Margaret's guardians. You are appointed to be the guardian of her property including funds and shares, and to perform the duties of an agent... ..." George glanced at Alexander, who fell into the couch and was sluggish, and continued to explain William and Lilian's will to him.

In fact, there is a big problem with this will.In terms of property, there is no big doubt. As a predator who can control the wind and rain on Wall Street, Alexander is the best custodian. Neither William nor Lilian likes to focus on managing assets, and the two like to go out. Usually, a financial management team is hired to take care of the property; Alexander only needs to supervise the finances, and he doesn't even need to worry about the operation.At issue is the choice of Margaret's guardian.

Catherine is Margaret's great-grandmother, who is very old, and Miller is Margaret's grandfather, who is not too young. Alexander is an upright man, and it stands to reason that he should take care of Margaret, but A careful observation of the dire situation of the family shows that William and Lilian's decision is simply wise and powerful.

Looking at the composition of this family, Alexander, a workaholic, has been stationed in the company all year round. He is busy with his work and has no skills. His wife divorced him more than ten years ago because he neglected the family because of his workaholic.It's a pity that he didn't learn a lesson at all, instead, he stayed in the company even more, and probably only Christmas was spent at home throughout the year.

The eldest son Howard has completely inherited his bad habits. Although he is still in the early stage of his business, he has also fallen headlong into the pit where he has been stationed in the company all the year round, and he is hardly seen at home.After the girlfriend endured several dates and turned into a meeting, she couldn't bear to kick him off.

The second son, Steve, had just graduated from college, and his family was not popular all the year round, so he simply chose to stay in the laboratory. He would only go home for a few days during the holidays, and spent most of his time in the private laboratory.

On the other hand, William and Lilian drifted outside for various archaeological expeditions all year round. Although they communicated frequently on the phone, they hadn’t been home for almost two years except for Christmas, and more often their daughter Margaret was with them. Catherine lived together, and the entire manor was basically not popular except for the old housekeeper Anthony and a few maintenance workers. It was impossible to expect him to take care of poor little Meg.

As for Margaret's grandmother, Ms. Anne, she left the United States and returned to England after Alexander's father passed away. She lived like a nun, and there was no way to count on it.Only Catherine and Miller can be entrusted.

Is it true that little Margaret should go to the orphanage?That would be no joke but a scandal.Therefore, the position of this guardian can only rely on two elderly people.

George Hearst has served the family for more than 30 years. He has a good relationship with the members of the family, including the deceased Alexander's grandfather and father. It can be said that watching Alexander grow up, he hesitated. After a while, he still handed Alexander a black leather notebook, "It was too late when our people found William. William left you a letter. He hoped that Anne would not be told about his death."

Alexander stood up abruptly, grabbed the black leather notebook,

"My dear Alexander, I know that from the moment I was born, I have been causing trouble for you all the time, but the mystery and joy of life lies in exploration and the unknown. I love this kind of discovery of history and magic in the process of adventure. Of course, I know that it is full of dangers. Fortunately, I met a like-minded partner. Since I set foot on this road, I have been ready to meet God at any time. Don't you pay a little price for what you like...I'm sorry for making you suffer and suffer like this...Please allow me to cause you another trouble at the last moment of your life, I promise, your ears will be clean in the future ...don't tell Annie about it, you know she's not that strong ... Help me take care of my little Meg and take care of William who will always love you."

William is an optimistic man. He is never afraid of difficulties and obstacles. He loves all adventures and yearns for freedom. The issue of living has never been the focus of his life, so he made his will early.

However, he still felt sorry for his family. Losing him was a serious blow to the family, especially his youngest daughter Margaret, who was just 10 years old and was unable to live because of his and Lillian's faults when she was growing up. Normal life, now it's even worse that she's completely turned into an orphan.He couldn't express his feelings of guilt in the letter, which was of no use to Margaret. The only consolation was that his family would take good care of little Margaret.

Alexander sat down slumped, tears streaming down his face. He remembered the little lump crawling on his body. He was already 15 years old when William was born. More often, his attitude toward William was not that of a brother but a father. He put too much effort into William.

William always wipes his ass/ass behind when he gets into trouble, the little meatball often hides behind him after destroying his father and mother's collection, Lang and Annie always have too many things to do, William, on the other hand, likes to climb up and down on him, just like a naughty cat climbing a cat shelf.The young and mature Alexander sometimes doubts whether William, who has not seen his parents for a long time, regards him as his father, and he really raises William as his son. From a baby who can only crawl to a young man who goes to college, he almost does Finished a father job.

It's no secret that Howard and Steve get far less paternal love from him than William.But now this little meat dumpling suddenly disappeared from his life forever, he couldn't bear this blow at all!

William's last words... Yes, this matter cannot be let Annie know. Losing Lang has already dealt a severe blow to her body and spirit. Totally broken.Should he hold his mother's funeral just after his brother's funeral?

"Then, I'm going to inform Margaret of the death of her parents now, Alexander, do you... want to take a break?"

George was very worried. Alexander's condition was very bad. He hadn't had much rest for a long time because of the disappearance of William and Lilian.

"No, I'll go with you." Alexander closed his eyes fiercely. He had to face little Margaret and lose his parents at the same time. This is really too cruel for a child. He couldn't leave her alone to face the cruel truth.

"The shares in Lillian and William's name include...all living expenses will be drawn from her and William's joint account until you are an adult and able to start a trust fund, and your living expenses, medical expenses, etc. will be drawn from this account every month. Expenses and insurance, home education and tuition are paid out of the education fund established for you by William and Lillian until you come of age, and these properties are supervised and represented by Alexander, is there any problem?"

Margaret listened to George's will with a dull face, and twitched the corners of her mouth, "No, that's it. Thank you for coming today, Grandpa George, I want to take a break, can I?"

Margaret motioned to Alexander, saw him nodded, stood up, left the living room and returned to her room.

"Is she really okay?" Old George was a little worried. The little girl was a little too calm, not crying, not hysterical, not like a child who had just lost her parents.It's really worrying that something will happen.

"She'll be fine, give her some time and space, she needs to calm down." Alexander answered George after a moment of silence.

"She's just too sad, just like Anne back then, and now I'm actually starting to rejoice that it's a good thing they spend so little time together, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!"

When Lang passed away four years ago, it was a disaster. Annie was calmer than Jane now, but her rapidly emaciated body and weakened nerves almost killed half of her life. Annie, who had a mental breakdown, could not even continue to live there. The house where she and Lang lived when they got married. She stayed up all night and sat on the sofa 24 hours a day watching videos of her life with her husband. After that, she did not return to the place where she had lived for half her life, and finally returned to her hometown of England to settle down, and never set foot on the American continent again.

Margaret was a quiet child from an early age, she was smarter than William, seemed to know that her parents were not around, and never caused trouble for others.When Lang was alive and he wasn't so busy, he used to hold her in his arms and read her a bedtime book.

Howard and Steve are old enough that he doesn't need too much care, and Margaret is still a meatball, just like William when he was a child, but he is not as capable of getting into trouble as he is. Crowded on the sofa watching the animal world, Alexander is more like Margaret's father than William.But now, this quiet child has to face the sad news of losing his parents. Sometimes he also wonders, is it because he indulged William too much that led to his too free and undisciplined personality?

It's a pity that everything can't be repeated.