"The coroner said he died of sudden heart disease."
The slightly indifferent voice spoke of something related to the speaker's father, but it was obvious he did not care much. He only cared how much money he could get.
The ex-husband—or rather, most of the Federation's middle- and lower-class capitalists—was like that.
They possessed a desire for control that surpassed everything else, which was completely different from the Upper Class capitalists and the major capitalists.
Take Mr. Wo Delike, for example. He would not keep all the power in his own hands, nor would he act like an idiot by reviewing every expense and demanding a signature.
Even if that expense amounted to only a penny!
The higher their status and the stronger their resources, the more capitalists understood how to run their businesses.
They did not worry about someone stealing their money. Although people certainly did such things, most people knew very well what the consequences would be.
The ex-husband was not a major capitalist of the Upper Class. While he was alive, all his money had been under his control.
Whether it was his son or his young wife, their only source of wealth and income was the pocket money they collected from him every month.
He had refused to give them control over any portion of his property. In his view, that was extremely dangerous.
Now that he had suddenly died without leaving a will, one of the few major heirs to his estate—
The young woman had quickly climbed into the lawyer's bed and then worked with the ex-husband's lawyer to find a way to acquire more wealth.
The ex-husband's son was technically his only descendant, but he had very little wealth and few resources at his disposal.
If he wanted to seize his father's inheritance