MelissaA
Brenton
Shilpa Karhik
How To Discover Who Really Loves You
February 8th 2007 00:25
Working in collaboration with his lawyer, he had his lawyer contact his family to tell them that he had passed away while out yachting and then staged a fake funeral.
Samuel Geister then crept into the back of the funeral service to see what had resulted. Speaking to one of the undertakers as to the proceedings he discovered that one son had come in late from the golf course, still in golfing attire,, the second son was home with a hangover and the third son had sent his butler. His only daughter had apparently left on a holiday.
He then paid close attention to the front of the service where he saw his 14 year old grand-daughter dressed in black and crying.
A new will was drawn up that afternoon - no prizes for guessing who was going to eventually inherit his estate.
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Comment by Adrienne
Comment by Yasmin
Yes or No?
But I agree, it is cute. Lucky grand daughter!
Comment by Candice
Looks like he had reason to be a little paranoid! At least someone loved him - unless the granddaughter was onto him of course!
Comment by DuskDevi
Rugby World Cup 2007
Hmm...maybe the children know something about Samuel Geister Esquire that the granddaughter doesn't...because why else the need to find out who loves him?
Of course the children could just be a bunch of selfish a**holes.
Sigh...the world is full of Original Cynics...
Hope you're well Mel.
Dusk
Comment by Lilla
From The Home Front
Enviro Warrior
Dream Herald
Esoteric Bookshop
Another great post!
The story is great and reminds me of a movie I once saw, called Greed, starring Kurt Douglas and (was it) Michael J Fox? Not sure but it is a funny film and runs along these same lines...
Money changes people, especially if it is a large inheritance. I"ve seen it with my own eyes...
Poor Samuel, how lonely to be a No Soul-Own All and not know who loves you...
L.i.l.l.a
Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
Great post
Comment by Francis
Passionate Apathy
A simpler test: Call someone at 3:00am, tell them something bad has happened... and that you need their help to hide a body. That will tell you how much they care about you.
Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
I think in some way I agree with Francis - do a different sort of test, quick and easy like ringing them at 3am.
The reason I say this, your scenario Francis is not entirely off the mark - I once rang a family member at 1am with a dire emergency involving hospitalisation, and they not only wouldn't help, but blamed me for the reason they didn't get back to sleep that night! *rollseyes*. I can honestly tell you, that person is not in MY will. ; )
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