356: The Past

The Past

In the Phillip Family's courtyard.2

Freya immediately reacted after hearing Priscilla's words and hurriedly said, "That's right. What does Connor's inheritance have to do with me? Why must he marry me?"

"The person who left Connor an inheritance must have something to do with you. Otherwise, why would the other party want him to marry you?"

Priscilla went straight to the point.

Freya also felt that Priscilla's deduction was very reasonable. Otherwise, these things would not make sense at all.

As such, she nodded gently and said in a low voice, "I think so too…"

"Then, do you know who left Connor the inheritance?" Priscilla hurriedly asked.

"At that time, I was in a fit of anger. I was not in the mood to ask him about these things…" Freya replied helplessly.

Priscilla rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "Why don't you call him and ask him about it?"

"Call him? I haven't thought about whether I should forgive him or not…"

Freya whispered.

"If you're too embarrassed to call Connor, then let me do it!"

As Priscilla spoke, she took out her phone and was about to call Connor.

"Don't. I know someone who should know more about this than Connor!"

Freya hurriedly reached out to stop Priscilla before continuing, "It was Thomas Morgan who had Connor inherit this inheritance, and the person who signed the contract with Connor was also Thomas. He should know about this better than Connor!"

As Freya spoke, she took out her phone and dialed Thomas's number.

Ring, ring, ring…

The phone rang twice before Thomas picked it up and asked softly, "Miss Phillips, is there anything you need?"

"Mr. Morgan, I want to know what Connor's inheritance has to do with me. Why does he have to marry me to inherit the inheritance?"

Freya asked directly.

When Thomas heard this, he could not help but be stunned for a moment. Then, he said in a low voice, "It seems that Mr. McDonald has already told you everything."

"Yes, he has already told me!"

Freya nodded.

"In that case, I won't hide anything from you. The inheritance that Mr. McDonald needs to inherit now was left behind by Mr. Steven Lee!" Thomas said slowly.

"Steven Lee?"

When Freya heard this, she could not help but be stunned for a moment. A strange look flashed across her eyes.

"Miss Phillips, you should have heard of this name before, right?"

Thomas smiled faintly.

"I remember when I was in junior high school, I helped an old man get back home. He said that he didn't have money to buy a plane ticket, so I used my pocket money to buy him a plane ticket…" Freya recalled in a daze.

"That's right, the person you're talking about is our old chairman!"

Thomas replied lightly and then continued, "Back then, our old chairman failed in his business and owed a lot of loan sharks. It was winter at that time, and the old chairman had no money on him. Moreover, he was chased by a group of loan sharks. The old chairman was lucky. After wandering on the streets of Porthampton for a few days, he met a little girl. After hearing the old chairman's experience, the little girl generously gave her pocket money to the old chairman for him to go home. However, when the old chairman returned to the Lee Family, he found out that the Lee Family did not welcome him, a loser, and refused to provide him with food and accommodation. In the end, Connor's grandfather took him in. It was because of this the old chairman could have today's achievements!"

"..."

After hearing Thomas's words, Freya's expression was one of disbelief.

It had never occurred to her that the old man whom she had unintentionally helped when she was young would become such a powerful figure!

"Many years later, the old chairman still remembered the kindness you and Mr. McDonald's grandfather had shown him. Mr. McDonald's grandfather only had Mr. McDonald's mother as his daughter, so the old chairman naturally set his eyes on Mr. McDonald. If it weren't for the two of you, the old chairman might have died long ago. Even if he survived, he would not have been able to make a comeback. Therefore, the old chairman thought that he could have today's achievements because of the two of you. Furthermore, the old Chairman doesn't have any children, so he was prepared to let you and Mr. McDonald split all his inheritance equally after his death!"

Thomas paused for a moment and then continued, "But later, the old chairman was worried that the two of you would have a dispute over this inheritance. After all, in the face of such a large amount of wealth, as long as it was a normal person, they would not be able to keep calm. So, the old chairman thought of a way to have the best of both worlds, that is to let Mr. McDonald inherit the inheritance, but on the condition that he must marry you, and you must be with him on your own will. In this way, the inheritance will belong to the two of you. Moreover, as husband and wife, the two of you shouldn't have any disputes over this!"

"Is it also Steven Lee's rule that Connor can't reveal his identity to me?"

Freya hurriedly asked.

"Yes, the old chairman was worried that you would be with Mr. McDonald for money, so he stipulated that Mr. McDonald's identity mustn't be exposed. After all, if you were with Mr. McDonald for money, then it would be a waste of the old chairman's painstaking efforts!" Thomas said slowly.

"I see!"

Freya was enlightened. At this moment, she finally understood the ins and outs of this matter.

Even though this matter sounded a little ridiculous, Freya felt that Thomas's explanation was credible.

After all, she had indeed helped an old man called Steven Lee when she was young. Now that Thomas could relay this piece of information, it meant that this matter was very likely to be true.

"Then, who was the woman who appeared at Lume today?"

Freya hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask.

"She's Yannick Lee's younger sister, Stephanie Lee. Yannick Lee is the old chairman's grandnephew. According to the law, Yannick Lee is the only heir of the old chairman. However, the old chairman didn't have a good relationship with the Lee Family when he was alive, so he didn't leave his inheritance to Yannick Lee. Instead, he left it to Mr. McDonald. Yannick Lee knew that as long as Connor exposed his identity in front of you, he would lose the right to inherit the inheritance."

Thomas explained patiently.

"I see!"

Freya took a deep breath when she heard this.

"Miss Phillips, I still have one more thing to ask of you!"

Thomas suddenly said.

"What is it?"

Freya was stunned for a moment and asked in puzzlement.

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