novelraw Chapter 417: What private property can a boat runner have?
Chapter 417: What private property can a boat runner have?
Delphine’s face grew darker bit by bit as she turned to look at her elder brother. He had left home two years ago, right around the time their father passed away. Back then, his elder brother had decisively severed all potential pathways for his return, fearing that one day he would come back and seize the position of Family Head.
"Although you’ve been removed from the family registry, we still acknowledge you. Your daughter framed Sheng, and this matter will be settled privately according to family rules. Afterward, the two of you can still remain under the protection of the Cloud Family," Yun Tao said, stepping in to play the role of peacemaker after the elders had made things clear.
Delphine immediately became furious, sneering coldly: "Big brother truly has great magnanimity. I, now middle-aged and half a step in the grave, finally have this daughter—only for you all to ruin her like this? Settled according to family rules? Those rules were abolished decades ago, yet you have the nerve to bring them up now. Since I’ve already been removed from the family, why don’t you all draft a formal agreement, have the elders sign and fingerprint it, then get it legally notarized? Otherwise, I may just have to fight you over the vast Cloud Family fortune."
"No need for you to say anything. We’ve already prepared the agreement, with signatures and fingerprints from all the elders. What’s missing now is your fingerprint," Mrs. Yun said with a cold sneer, taking the agreement out of her bag.
The couple hadn’t spent the entire night idly—they’d meticulously cut off all of Delphine’s escape routes. Originally wary of this second uncle, Mrs. Yun now hated him and his daughter to the bone, especially after Delphine’s actions against her beloved Sheng.
Delphine took the agreement and carefully read through it, one word at a time. Then, with a bold stroke of the pen, he signed his name. Once it was notarized, he would be completely severed from the Cloud Family.
Witnessing Delphine make this earth-shattering decision, Delphine showed no signs of stopping him. Meanwhile, Ken, who had been standing aside, winked at her repeatedly. For this Singaporean man, losing the right to inherit the Cloud Family assets didn’t seem like such a big deal. He subtly asked Delphine, "Did Old Del mention his private assets to you?"
Ken’s voice wasn’t loud, but given the frozen and awkward atmosphere in the hospital room, everyone heard him clearly.
Mrs. Yun scoffed, "A mere sailor—how many private assets could he possibly have? When Delphine left all those years ago, he didn’t take a single penny from the Cloud Family. As the second-largest family in Southeast Asia, the assets of the Cloud Family are truly immeasurable."
"Delphine, you’d better use whatever private assets you have to hire yourself a good lawyer. As for Sheng’s matter, we are absolutely not going to let it go," Mrs. Yun sneered.
"There’s no need for Mrs. Yun to be concerned about that. Take care, everyone. I won’t be seeing you off," Delphine said bluntly.
"Young man, you’ve suffered all these years yet still haven’t learned your lesson—what a temper," Seventh Uncle muttered while shaking his head. Leaning on his cane, he turned and left. In no time, the members of the Cloud Family cleared out completely.
The situation had blown up to the point of no return. It was now a complete severance of ties and the forming of grudges.
Delphine had always been indifferent toward the Cloud Family, so the matter didn’t stir much emotion in her. Delphine, however, felt a tinge of sorrow. But seeing Delphine, he soon broke into a relieved smile, urging Ken to start looking at real estate options for them. He intended to buy a house in Southeast Asia where the father and daughter could move in temporarily.
After dismissing Ken, Delphine sat in the hospital room and began tallying his private assets, casually asking Delphine to help him assemble her computer to join him.
Delphine also quietly calculated her own private assets. She had a sprawling mansion in the Old Town, combined with over ten million from her film dividends. If the father-and-daughter duo lived frugally, they could still make ends meet.
Delphine pulled out a well-worn leather notebook that he always carried with him. Inside, he recorded significant events and financial details accumulated over the years.
Second Uncle Cloud flipped through it and, with a furrowed brow, said, "Delphine, it’s probably not much—don’t be too disappointed."