Return To Hill House
Disclaimers: I don't own the story or the characters, the plot line belongs to me, everything else belongs to Shirley Jackson and Jan De Bont.
Warnings: With this Chapter it's going to show more than just a simple attraction to each other than in the movie, but a what if they had the chance to get together and fall in love, before the attack the following night. As we see her change from her old personality and into a different person than she was in the movie, as just meeting the quintet is changing her now.
So some of her feelings are going to reduced here, from her shy self and into a more self confident individual now as the week continues. As the week continues now. But from here we see their relationship growing as things change directions as we see what things would have been like if the duo survived past the last fifteen minutes of the movie
So for this chapter we see their relationship as it's going to be their first night together, which is when the soulmate activates and they act like they known each other for years, before things start shifting directions the next day, before he tells them the truth and they find her in the greenhouse which is the next chapter, before they see the truth for themselves.
But his memories are going to show the portions leading into their return to the house, before it starts getting out of hand, as theirs going to be a few added scares in the middle of the story, as the paranormal attacks start up again, as they get frequent visitors from her family and get ready for the return trip.
Chapter 3: The Will And Family Bonds
"His name is Louis Lance Webster, but his family has a demeanor like the Dursley family, and while Jane left to have a party I stayed and was taking care of mom. Mom also left the medical information on the back table over there and I know she was trying to prevent serious allergies. I found this in the medical bag over there last night, along with a list of food allergies for my group." she said as she passed it to her and she nodded.
"My god daughter went by the same name, but..., alright if that's really you baby, I find out what Webster pulled and he's a dead man when the guys get through with him." she said and she nodded. "If you're really who I think Mrs. Dudley and with you, your husband, the judge and chief, let alone the surgeon and CMO at the town hospital. They're going to kill him on sight, if he's tries anything illegal here at the time."
"Mom's been contacting me through the books and inanimate objects and she chose a pink snooker ball, while dad chose the red one. When we arrived yesterday, but all in all, they chose a single way for me to translate and I'm not the only one who could translate it either. But Luke could as well as his father and uncle are a cop and fireman, so that triggered a link between us." she said and Mrs. Dudley nodded as she answered her.
"So Rob made contact to you through the pool table, who else did it, if you had to ask me that question sweetheart?" she asked her gently. "My grandfather Frederick, his twin, my mother, Rebecca Sarah March, and my uncle and his friends. But I'd figure you'd know the reason mom retired, because on top of a triple bypass, it's diabetes as well?" she asked her and before she could say it, Mr. Dudley walked into the room then.
"I heard most of that conversation honey, but to answer your question regarding Rob, he's my best friend, he's a local, before he and Becky married. And they chose to live in Boston, but he's descended from a social elite family that were philanthropists. And chose a career as a civil servant, just after your grandmother died. Becky chose us as the caretakers of the house when you were born." he told her and looked at the wall.
"Cases of damages and you never expect what's coming when you come back for the next night the group is in session. And I just checked the clavichord and there's broken string and now this, alright. What movie was the reason for that in the wall, because whatever happened last night. That is enough to get the attention of Jack and the town government?" he added, nodding to the slight abrasion that was by the second painting.
"I just made this clear last night, but check the damn thing before playing with it, but to answer you. It was the gun in reverse order in Clue, after I realized what was going on I explained it to them and we had five explosions from that movie and two others from Roger Rabbit." she said and she nodded as she started laughing. "No three explosions." Luke said smiling and she nodded in agreement as the couple nodded bemused at that.
"Lovely, alright if there's anything else going on Doctor let me know, because for some reason young lady you seem a bit too familiar to Elizabeth and me, like you're a younger version of a friend of ours." he said and we nodded to that. "To answer your question when was the last time you saw her daughter, because my last memory. And of coming here was when I was 18 and after my father died." she said to him and he said it gently.
"When she was 15 to 17, the last visit was before Rob was killed in the explosion, 14.5 years ago, but my daughter came to see us every year. That's adoptive daughter, and from the time she was a year old to her 19th birthday at the time. That was the last visit after Rob was killed, but even worse at the time now and I got this from Becky. But Ellie was busy in the school in Boston and while her sister is screwing around in college."
"As for Becky, she's needing to get the funds to support the girls at the tome, but of the girls, the one I was closest to was Ellie, Jane Emily. Becky told me she met some little bastard who, once he hear that her mother was descended from a near trillionaire, immediately started dating her?" he said with an irritated growl and she nodded. "Yeah I know, he only married her, to get to my mother's insurance plan, it's with her lawyer."
"But he's crossed a line, if you two are really who I think, it's time you know why I chose this, two months after she died. Because they've just destroyed my life, I'm ready to exact revenge on him, through you now." she said and he nodded as he gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze. "If Jack and I learn why, he's ending up dead when I get through with him baby, if you're really my little girl, I'm doing it right now."
"Because it's been fifteen years, since I saw my baby girl, but if you're her, I'm not letting go when we just found you again." he said and she nodded to him, though, before she could answer I heard several chords from the piano as I heard a knock on the door and then heard the door open. 'I am, your singing telegram.' we heard, before we heard a loud explosion followed by the door slamming shut and they started laughing.
As we exchanged grins as Luke said it smiling to that response. "Well whoever the killer was this time, they just left the building right now." he said and Eleanor started laughing at that. "That's what's been going on during the meet and greet last night you guys?" Dudley asked and we nodded. "Yeah and like we said, we had five explosions from this movie, and three from Roger Rabbit." Theo said as Eleanor said it through her laughter.
"Alright guys, whoever did it this time had better knock it off and they'd better stop screwing around with the champagne bottles. We've been hearing that all night last night, whoever broke the bottle this time, gave us a few jokes." Eleanor said as the couple chuckled, as we heard a second explosion in answer to that. And Luke started laughing as he answered that as he said it for the six of us smiling at that gently.
"Nice tension breaker there." Luke said and we started laughing as she called out. "Alright whoever's screwing around with the champagne bottles had better knock it off now you guys, because we're not doing this all day!" Theo called out as we tried to get our laughter under control at this. "It's been like that all night with the kids Mr. Dudley, one of them decided to lighten up the mood after we had the crap scared out of us."
"And decided on sound effects from crime comedies, both movies that Lloyd played in no less, and there were five explosions, in reverse order of the movie, the fight over the piano between Donald and Daffy and the 'Shave and a Haircut' scene after Roger broke and busted through the wall." she said, before he could answer I heard the piano do the chords to that particular song, and we heard another explosion in answer to that.
"I think they're trying to lighten up the mood after we just got another adrenaline burst last night, though this keeps up and one of us is going to die laughing." Eleanor said to her as the couple chuckled at that. "Lovely well that's a new one on me, alright, breakfast is ready, help yourselves. But if you need to talk to me or Rick about something it's fine." Mrs. Dudley said smiling and she looked at her as she answered her.
"Was this happening when mom was here, that they were doing jokes like this, because I got a kind of glowing response from the doors this morning. Just before the trio came down and after you arrived?" she asked and they nodded. "Yes it was, but if the doors responded like that to you, then it means that they know you're a blood relative to Frederick." Mrs. Dudley told her and she nodded to the news as she looked her.
"Wait a second, if you remember what I looked like 15 years ago, well take those years off me now, you two, if you're really my godmother and uncle." she said and they both looked at her carefully and Mrs. Dudley smiled in delight at that. "God, I'd never thought we get you back honey, so Becky chose the right minute to bring us back into your life." she said and Eleanor nodded to her gently at that remark then as she answered her.
"Was this why you said no one gets near the house after dark, let alone comes closer the five miles during the day. Because we just got a taste of why you told us that last night, and aside from the pounding on the walls and the harp. It's been mostly childish pranks all night here, and a few hockey games resulting in teenage alpha male explosions of temper here?" Eleanor asked and she nodded as she answered her explained things.
"Yes, we normally don't get more than four at a time during a week, but multiple jolts all at once in the first thirty hours. That is going to get the attention of the entire town if our resident poltergeist goes all out all at once by tomorrow night honey as to that. If they keep this up its going to be cruel practical jokes next and it leads to the paranoia. And suspicions to start getting out of hand if he tries to frame someone for something."
"What have you noticed so far exactly in the differences last night and this morning?" she asked her. "So far it's been playful and trying to get our attention with one group and sinister and beginning to turn hostile with the other. I'm betting the playful ones are a bunch of kids trying to get my attention for some reason. And while our homicidal ghost just tried to scare us out of our wits last night, left the windows open last night."
"And then hurt Mary by nearly taking her eye out when the harp chord snapped." she told her and she nodded to that. "Was this town anything like Salem in that Bette Midler flick if you take the legends so seriously Mr. Dudley. I mean town legends are part of town history, if mom knows the town history. I got the shades of gray part, but the darkside portions are the part that are going to get more dangerous than others."
"Especially if the legends you have are true here like that Sanderson Sister legend or the others, though this town has the same issue with the paranormal that Salen does. Then again I understand why grandpa put that door into the foyer and it's purpose right now. But I'm Catholic and mom always took possssions and Haunted Houses seriously, but my ability is possibly like stir of echoes?" she asked and he nodded as she explained that.
"Uh ladies, I thought you told him to get back to where he was put last night, Nell?" Luke said and I looked and the Dudleys turned to see Slappy's tv double sitting at the other end of the table then. "I did, but that's number three this morning at the moment, and this time my adoptive parents are in the room for the understated practical jokes." she said and the Dudleys nodded with a bemused smile as he refocused on the conversation.
"What others exactly, if you're bringing that up Nell?" Luke asked and she looked at him. "Trantor the Troll or the Springwood Slasher, both movies had the monster focused on killing children, but the catalysts are the killer for these situations. And I've got some research to do so I know why the green light hit now. Though first and foremost is if this has anything to do with that tv show that came 2 years ago, by that I mean Charmed."
"That might have something to do with it, but my necklace is the symbol, in their eyes of their maternal protector, in their eyes. I'm like Langenkamp's character in 'The Dream Warriors', and Andy's figured this out. But I'd like to know why my grandfather moved from wherever he originated from and came to Boston. And secondly why this is going on just as my life is being screwed around with." she said and he nodded to her at that.
And Mrs. Dudley answered her gently at that as he leaned over the edge of the chair as he said it. "And to answer your question baby, truth is right now regarding that message your mother gave you was the post notes, she rigged this game. And they made the first mistake right now, by selling the damn apartment. As they also just ticked off the wrong people and possibly your future husband too." Mrs. Dudley said and he finished that.
"Yes, as to why, we're actually the descendants of the people who lost their children during the ten years. He was building the house, as to why I kept the gates locked it's to prevent any kids from breaking in. If you recall Casper, after they snuck in, because the fence was a good two feet off the floor and sneaking in by getting under the gate. Becky decided after her last trip up here to make sure no kids could break in at the time."
"By kids I means teenagers who are from out of town and skeptics, like the one who caused the legend to get unleashed in that movie, so she, Jack and I decided to get the fence all the way down to the ground and the walls are nine feet up, so there's no chance of getting in, because the gates are locked and the wall is too high up. Before you ask Jack is Chief Jack Benson, he's head of the precinct here in Concorde right now."
"I'm actually an old friend of Becky March, as is he and Elizabeth kiddo." he said and she nodded. "Rebecca mentioned a Rick and Beth when she told me to get in touch with the mayor while getting this project set up, is that you two?" I asked and he nodded. "Yes I'm Richard Dudley and this is my wife Elizabeth, who's this Rebecca exactly though, because I came just after you told her that you two?" he asked and I explained that.
"Rick, Beth could you get Jack up here tonight, before you head home, I need to see him, because with the fact we realized I'm your god-daughter. It's time for a reunion, because it's been years and nothing's holding me back from starting my life over. Mom said she left a suitcase loaded with a few hundred million for this just to prevent a lawsuit." she said and they nodded as I answered his question as she moved to me.
"She's a psychologist who was working at the hospital, but her clan name is the one I think she's using here for this, but her name is Rebecca Craine." I said to him and he nodded to that as he answered me. "Rebecca Craine Vance actually, I found this lying on the dresser after my conversation with the Websters last week. But mom is a Craine and March, but Rebecca Sarah March Craine-Vance." Eleanor added to him and he nodded.
"Rebecca Craine, Rebecca March, alright now this is getting a bit too close together here, honey why did you get involved in this?" he asked and she looked at him. "If I'd been active, I'd be doing my project this time of the month at the moment. But inside of a haunted house here, but I needed a week away from Boston. Mom knows that and my thesis and she decided to suggest the house and get you guys involved in it."
"And probably the chief, Jefferson, and the judge too, but with the fact, I'm a possible town local and the daughter of your biggest parapsychologist. She's letting you know that she's around and working, just through me. And she was your inner circle involved in the trial, and probably the mayor as well too. Though for whatever reason I don't know, but if you're who I think she just changed things for both of us now."
"But here's the thing, I don't need the truth here, because he thinks the way I do in this and secondly. Now, if I was doing this, it would be this month and the week leading into All Hallows' Eve and All Saints Day. I mean what better way to do sleep deprivation tests than a haunted house and during the one month of the year get to enjoy scary stories. And movies, and when you could spend a week living it instead of watching movies."
"I'm also a skilled parapsychologist though my added skills are a bit rusty at the moment. Whatever legends you guys take so seriously here though, I understand why you're trying to prevent these kids from getting hurt right now. Because ten jolts all at once last night are enough to get the attention of the leadership and government. When we're doing this right now in this town, though if said legends reveal their darkside."
"And it's coming out within the next two days here with tomorrow being All Hallows Eve, and the window of opportunity is from sundown to dawn. But the time of changing, and that translates from now to All Saints day with daylight savings time ending on November 1st. So as to that, I'm getting the demon that is haunting get my property. Locked into those doors for the next year if we have to this repeatedly now "
"That is if I'm a direct descendant of him and this is my house." she told him and he sighed as he answered her. "Whichever it is, I hope that's not the case, because right now with your feelings over your mother and sister. The bastard is going to start pushing it too far, because if he or some other paranormal maniac realize. That the blood relative of their previous jailer just arrived it's going to turn into a full scale fiasco tomorrow."
"And that's what worries me, because if they're happening all at once just as you arrive it means our resident poltergeists. They think you're the one who's able to deal with it, especially if you're a blood relative or just a descendant of the second wife here. What legends were in the records were slightly vague, but enough of it was it made it clear. Now, that this house had a dark, sinister history to it when Craine was still alive."
"The part you got was the one of what Tom knew about it, but if you can unearth the rest of it that's going to finish things off. And for the entire adult portion of the town, because your thesis can be published here in town as the added storyline gets added to it. Because Becky and her father were the town's leading parapsychologists when they came to visit, but her daughter the guys, Elizabeth and I saw maybe ten times every year."
"We better take this into the library so we can talk this over now kids, because if you're really my little girl it's time we heard everything. And up until her husband passed back then, as that's the last time I saw you." he said and she nodded as she answered him. "So 15 years and mom decides to get my back together with you now, but either way I'm not taking this for granted." she said and he nodded to me at that remark then gently.
"Best eat first before we do that conversation now, Rick, so first breakfast then we do that." Mrs. Dudley said and Eleanor nodded to her in agreement to that. "What was your nickname for her daughter when she was a kid exactly, because if it's what I think, we may have just found each other now?" she asked and he looked at her softly. "Her nickname with us was Ellie." he said and she nodded as she smiled at the name.
"Short for Eleanor, if the guys start going for added nicknames with me I'm sure that the next one is Nellie now. But that's what my godfather and parental guardians called me when I came to visit, my nickname was Ellie with mom's inner circle." she said and he nodded smiling at that. "To go further into this here at the moment right now and I'm starting to understand your point of view here over this, at the moment here."
"But did mom have any issues with slightly homicidal ghosts when she was here, when I was in college, because that's when I dropped out out. When during my junior year, and and the Websters don't get the amount of pain I was in?" she asked and he sighed. " If you need the details baby, I'm going to have to get Jack up here tonight. Before we leave, but what I can say is if that you're really who I think you are, now I'm worried."
"I can see in you everything I remember in my niece 12 years ago, which is the last time I saw her, but if this starts. In dragging out the information Becky never got the chance to tell you, before you gained that necklace. Than it's going to have to come from me and Beth now, before you deal with this, as to why. Said information are details you need from us, Jack or your parents, as I know you're taking this more seriously than others."
"And it's because you've seen things most haven't, including paranormal acts if I'm right, correct?" he asked and she nodded to that. "Yeah I did, in fact, aside from mostly childish pranks last night, I've seen things get thrown across the room. And when nobody got a hold of it, doors slamming shut and a dozen other areas. When it comes to haunted houses or of poltergeist intrusions, when growing up, from the time I was 6."
"As to that, I can tell the difference between the two, As the kids, my parents and grandparents that's the harmless type. But our homicidal one is acting like Krueger and Beetlejuice, so if this house is haunted by a malevolent ghost. Than whatever skills I've got are a bit rusty at the moment, because last night our adult poltergeist. Just tried to scare us out of our wits and landed Mary in the hospital." she said to him and he nodded.
"Uh huh, well that definitely sounds like your mother now, you sound just like Becky when she goes into investigation mode. Though before getting into anything that has to do with the information we didn't tell you yet. You better take it down a few notches here, or you're going fall asleep on the job." he said and she nodded to that as he gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze as I thought over what I heard from their conversation.
'Good grief, forgotten memories, name connections, if this is turning into an unexpected side trip and I just brought them back together, I just started whatever healing she needed by bringing her together with her parental guardians finally after twelve years separation after the last trip.' I thought as they ended their conversation as they left the room and she looked at me that remark as she said her thoughts on the subject.
"Whatever she and her husband know I bet it's why they seem to be looking at me with familiarity in their eyes, like I'm a younger version of someone they knew if he said that. Let alone what memories I have of them faded by the time I was twenty, because the last time I came here was fourteen years ago and mom was running a secondary investigation and check after dad died, but this is getting ridiculous right now."
"As to why, it's like the house is trying to get my attention and our little friends want something from me, while our Beetlejuice like ghost is now trying to scare us out our wits right now after throwing things across the room and hurting Mary next, what's next exactly trying to target one of us if we're alone, because I seem to be the one these kids are asking for attention from here." she said to me and I nodded gently to that.
Before I could say it, I heard a slight clang and looked at the hall in time to see the billiard balls get into it a second time. And as two cue sticks joined in this time, hid a chuckle as the ball got knocked by us and we quickly moved at that. As one of them started circling the chair legs, before rolling it's way into the fireplace next. "Andy was that Daniel who just rolled into the fireplace?" she asked and he jumped once to her.
"Are you guys trying to get grounded, back on that table right now?" I said and they rolled back out of the dining room and into where the pool table was and she started laughing at that as I gave her shoulder a squeeze at that. After seeing that I smiled as I watched as she tried to get it under control. "Yeah okay nice way to lighten up the mood right now, thanks guys." she added and the cue ball gave a jump to answer her.
And left the room at that response right now. "The wiseacres doing this better cool it, because this is getting ridiculous." Luke added with a smile as she tried to get her laughter under control. "Like I said the ones getting playful are the harmless ones." she said and he nodded as he looked at the runaway balls and called out to them. "You guys keep that up and you're getting sent to your rooms for the rest of the day."
"So stop playing with us here." he called out and we chuckled at that as we grabbed breakfast then and moved it to the table and then started going over it, as I retook my place at the table, with her across from me and him next to her. "I swear I feel like we're babysitting a bunch of eight to nine year olds here with the amount of pranks with the pool table." he added and I started laughing at that as she answered with a smile.
"I think this explains the sounds of children part in the storyline Luke, because if it was adults the intrusions would be throwing pots and pans. Or just anything that would really do damage across the room at the current moment. With these gentle gestures and a water fight, I'd say this that the ones hanging around us are kids thirteen and younger right now." she said and he nodded to that as he changed subjects as he looked at her.
"So what's the deal with this will exactly you mentioned?" he asked and she smiled. "Her lawyer Robert Wilson gave us the will and we were getting it probated. But just before he did that I saw several key details in it, that Jane and Lou didn't. And said details were the sentence structure and and sentences were underlined twice or 3 times. Considering I think like she does, or used to, I knew there was a reason for that, right now."
"Although if you were walking past my apartment building you probably heard the fight at the time then. So you heard and know the entire truth, but like I said I don't have to read it to know that damn thing is a fake, Luke." she said and he nodded. "We better switch positions here, right now guys." Theo said and they nodded as Eleanor took her spot on my left and she moved in front of her then as she went over it then gently.
"During that fight when she suggested I read the damn thing, I didn't have to see it to know there's a hidden catch to it when it has the words 'The executor shall have the right to dispose of any and all personal property as he shall see fit.'. Because no person talks like that anymore and secondly, it's I know mom better then she does. But that's the real case of anger,Mage doesn't understand whatsoever what it's been like."
"These last 11 years like I told you last night, but 'the executor shall have the right to dispose of any and all personal property as he shall see fit.'. As two of the books came off the shelf, it's a mixture of The Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist." she read out and I thought it over then with that she started on that. "You said Rebecca was a psychiatrist?" I said and she nodded to me as she answered me as she looked between us then."
"Yeah and with the fact we have the notes that's a clue "Shall have the right, as he shall see fit', that's odd. As you don't normally hear that nowadays, but that's got to be a double standard." Theo said to her and she nodded as I thought over it. "It is, fact of the matter is that's it's not an admission at all, but Rob and Becky. Becky knows you'd figure it out, because you're into psychology and just like her." Mr. Dudley said to her gently.
"And we end up with the copy of the will and Rebecca rigged the game and then to top it off whatever amount she left us is a way to sweep a lawsuit under the rug. If there's trouble this week right now as a result, but we just add this to your book I know you're writing. But The Haunting: A Study Of Fear And Performance, And The Consequences Of Greed." Theo said to me and I nodded as Eleanor finishing that as she smiled firmly.
"That's an understatement, my parents rigged the board game, if you reverse the wording what are you hearing her saying here?" she asked and she answered that. "Choose wisely, why would that be in there, that remark's been out out of date since our parents were our age?" she asked and I thought it over. "She's a psychologist, so what's the reverse of psychology in trying to psyche someone out?" she asked, looking at me.
"Reverse psychology, she's using reverse psychology for this." I said and she nodded. "'Shall have the right, as he shall see fit', wait a second, that's not an admission, we stopped using that type of wording in the 1950's, alright not an admission. Alright so decode the true message here, if she's able to crack it, than all the better." I thought out loud as I looked at her as I answered her then as I said it, before Luke said it for me.
"We stopped using that type of wording by the time we hit the late 30's and early 50's, so why is that put in there?" Luke asked and she explained that to him. "Yeah exactly, we don't use that wording anymore and we stopped using it. By the time we hit '65, during the post atomic war, now does that seem like admission here. I mean 'shall have the right', we hear that type of talk in people from the 1900's, 1801 to 1899 now."
"Though it stopped at the turn of the century now, but when we were still living in England and the subtext was not an admission it's a question. The Christmas Carol showed what greed does to you and with that fact in mind Oliver Twist does the rest. And I don't have to hear the words to know mom already chose me as her rightful to the family fortune whatever it might be." she said and I looked at her as I answered her.
"Psychological points of view, sounds like Rebecca is doing reverse psychology if she put that in there." I said and she nodded as she explained that. "Reverse psychology into what, if the victim is getting so greedy, just what is the hidden catch here?" Luke asked and I explained that one. "Whatever her parents taught there was more than to be expected, reverse the seven deadly sins and you got the true morales of the gospel."
"Rebecca decided on a test using the seven deadly sins here, but for whatever reason, it's to give whatever amount was in this will. Or secondary will, to the rightful heir of the family, but with the fact mom left us that post script. Whoever shows everything that the reverse of the seven deadly sins are and passes whatever tests. That Rebecca wanted them to take gets the entire fortune, once this one's been probated and the second.
"If there is one, though now we saw that post script, is going to cut the heir that flunked her integrity test out of the will entirely for getting greedy here." I said and she finished my sentence as she smiled at my insight into it. "Yeah exactly, the words were a test, 'shall have the right', you can choose to be compassionate and be humble. Or you can get greedy and destroy, piece by piece, what's in your side of the family fortune."
"'Dispose of any and all personal property as he shall see fit, 'Whatever choice you make you got to live with the consequences now, you can be there for family. And left them keep their half of what's in their portion of the inheritance or you can get greedy, take it from them and you lose everything. The added catch is there's got to be a counter clause in that will and it's a trading places move here, like the prince and the pauper."
"As they get to live each other's lives once the testing duration ends and the one who passes the test gets everything the bearer left to them. While the other only gets a tenth of the amount and has to live the life of the heir who passed the test. As they see what it's like living in their shoes, that's the true meaning of that remark choose wisely. Or you lose everything out of greed and have to start from scratch all over again."
"You remember the first wive's club, they hit their husbands where it hurts, right in the wallet. As one was cheating the IRS, another was committing adultery and the third just got bought out right now by his wife after his former partners sold her their share of the add agency he worked at. Midler was her latest client as she owned her husband's retail store, loaded with stolen goods at the time." she said and I smiled at that remark.
"Was Rebecca from a wealthy family, if she chose to do this, because I heard about a well known philanthropist?" I asked and she smiled. "Yeah, I'm descended from Frederick Craine actually, my great grandfather was a billionaire, near trillionaire. But she chose not to flaunt that wealth and decided on helping others, but my family. Both sides were philanthropists, while she chose to be a working as a parapsychologist, if I'm right."
"Dad was descended from a Irish lord, but both sides of the family were wealthy, but for whatever reason she was here eleven years ago, she probably came to get funds and then dealt with whatever reason they called her up here for, but my parents were like the Potter/Evans family in the books, and they chose to help others and with being civil servants, including experiments like this one, so while Jane turned into the sister."
"And married a guy like Dursley, which for my parents means is basically she's getting disowned for that later. Everything about mom and my father went into me on full blast and with that, I don't have to hear their voices to know that I should let them. In make their grave, because whatever that second will specified, the counter clause. So this is going to result in another experiment, like the bet that those men in Trading Places did."
"And only have to have their lives come crashing down, though why this came up now, I bet I'm the chosen heir for the family." she said and I nodded as she went into that. "Well if they're trying to destroy your life, I say we left them shoot themselves in the foot right now as they see what greed does to you." Luke said and Theo nodded to that. "Yeah me too, didn't you say she was a psychologist here?" Theo asked and she nodded.
"Yeah, and reverse psychology tends to come in handy in situations like this at the current moment here right now. If you reverse the remarks, what's the clear message in what she's suggesting here, greed can be deadly. But if you mess with another person's life so what's the real message with what I just translated in that will to for you guys?" she said and I smiled as I read it out for the 3 of us as the duo and I exchanged smiles.
"She's saying, before doing anything, choose wisely or you're losing whatever portion of the family fortune that was given to you. While one heir gets everything the other only gets a 1/10 of whatever amount was in the family fortune. Your family are that wealthy so the little bastard shot himself in the leg by not reading the fine print here, because it's saying choose wisely here." I said and Luke answered that as she smiled as she got it.
"The will had the key sentences underlined twice, wording we stopped using by the time our parents were our age. Did the idiot not even see this when you took it to the probate at the time?" Luke asked and she smiled. " No they didn't, they got so greedy that they didn't even look at the fine print, mom left the apartment to me. And they're waiting for the probate to close, before they put it on the market." she said and Theo's eyes flashed.
"Just what is their deal exactly here, she left that apartment to you and they're now undermining that in the probate, that's illegal, as if that's not enough, you don't have to see the letter to know they're just about to shoot themselves in the foot here, because the key words are underlined twice and the sentence structures makes it pretty clear that the first will is a fake here Nell, the letter is not an admission, not at all here."
"And it's a question of integrity." She said and Eleanor nodded as he remarked on it as he looked at her. "'Shall have the right, as he shall see fit', wait a second, that's not an admission or declaration at all, it's a question to whether you two will make the right choices." Luke said and she nodded. "Uh huh, now where do we normally hear talk like that, in literature exactly, and I'm starting with Charles Dickens for one, now.."
"The last time we heard that remark it's two of three of his books, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, so what's the lesson here they're teaching. The seven deadly sins factor, what's the opposite of greed, and that's the catch now?" she asked and he smiled as he got it. "When it comes to wills that are involving a few billion or higher in assets. Look at the fine print, before making a judgement call right now and with that now."
"Us in the areas of psychology and academics see it and the greedy ones don't or can't see it, because they're too focused on destroying the good ones. And with everything that makes up the family name, on both sides of the family. Alright I get what you're saying here, she's pulling a hook, line and sinker move to test you girls. And you're passing each test, whatever they might be, right now." he said and she smiled at him.
"Yeah exactly not an admission, it's a family test, in fact this is a test of integrity of her two heirs, whoever holds the true characteristics of my grandfather and shows all of them, and evidently if we got the intrusions going on repeatedly, I seem to be the intended true heir, if they're reacting like this when I'm around suddenly. If Benson and the Dudleys know about this they'll be able to decode it, but what I can say, now."
" Is that it's against the law to forcefully steal another heirs portion of the Inheritence. Mom probably created two wills and gave this one to Wilson, but with them screwing around with rushing it right now they just shot themselves in the foot, and I don't have to hear her voice to know that either. I'm acting like I'm supposed to be, so I'm letting them shoot themselves in the foot, I don't have to hear dad's voice to say it now."
"And it's that he's as disgusted as you guys are with their attitudes and as to why that is right now. The second will was hidden and probably placed into another account and has information that is meant to unlock why these kids are trying to get my attention, for whatever reason right now, though if it's why I suddenly found the necklace that tells me all I need, though if dad was from another just as wealthy family at the moment."
"Then that doubles the percentage." she said and smiled as she realized whatever was in the true fine print in whatever her mother wrote. "Yeah alright I get the underlying meaning of this test and the fine print now." she said and I looked at her. "What's the final side effect of this once the probate runs it course later?" I asked and she explained that as she looked between the three of us then as she explained that to us gently.
"The first will is a fake like I said, so it's meant to show the bad egg in each generation of the family and with them whoever the marital heir is. That if they act like I am right now, they get everything, the house, the money, everything and the bad eggs only get a 10th of the amount of what they deserve for their behaviors. Along with the added punishment of a counter clause which is their lives are switched, trading places now."
"Here in our generation's case, as the bad egg sees the good egg's life and what it's like to live with whatever is going on. As to that that's the true purpose of the will and while I, as the chosen heir, get everything, they get only a tenth of what they deserve for that along with her having to live my life as companion to someone who had mom's condition as she sees what that's like." she said explaining it gently, before I could answer.
As the salt shaker started jumping up and down at that in response to her remark and I tried to keep from laughing as he looked at her with a smile. "Alright what's that reaction for exactly anyway?" he said with an amused look. "Because I just guessed right, the will was a test and a fake and I'm in the middle of a family integrity test and whoever possessed the salt shaker is making it clear I'm right about that assumption now."
"And I don't have to hear her voice to know I just guessed right here, and with that fact in mind." she said and looked at the shaker with an amused look on her face. "Mom if that's you I know you way too well not to know that, but whatever secrets. Secrets that you never got the chance to tell me, if I just found your friends. And I'm seeing my godfather tonight I can learn from them, before things start getting out of hand."
"And latter on this week, but do far I'm enjoying the visit to the house right now, this week. Sticking around for a while guys?" she said to it, looking between to the other and they both jumped once in answer to that and settled and I chuckled. "Parental supervision and we got a bunch of preteens possessing inanimate objects, this is getting ridiculous." he said and they both started jumping off the table in answer to that.
'Watch it wise guy, I know you're making her happy here now, son, if you and Todd are sticking around take care of her, she needs you guys and the girls, and David, honey, you're the piece that I was waiting for in her case, make her happy. You've probably already guessed at this, but I'm trying to help you along, but her inner emotions is where you come into it, help her.'
'So if there's added trouble later, you better have a bit of privacy to talk, if I know Rick, he's going to suggest a quiet spot to do it, but this was part of the plan, she needed a chance to start over and you guys are part of that. With me gone she needs you now, so take care of her.' I heard and I hid a nod as she answered the unspoken remarks with an amused look, knowing she could hear her then.
As she looked at the two shakers then, as she said my thoughts out loud with an amused look. "So I'm right aren't I mom, that the will is a fake and the real one is with Wilson, along with the deed to the house and the keys?" she asked and it jumped once to answer her. "Should I just let them shoot themselves in the foot, if you were watching the entire conversation last week?" she asked and it jumped a second time to answer her.
"Yes baby, just let them create that grave till the second will activates then the counter clause activates with it. You're my chosen heir sweetheart, your father and I see you as our rightful heir here so with that, once it's done you can get them out of your life. To answer your second question, yes I've been here this entire time, your ability is not at full strength, just yet give it more time."
"And you'll be able to see me soon enough honey." I heard her voice say and hid a smile as I saw the embarrassed look on her face. As she quickly asked the next question. And I knew whatever it was it had to do with me as she said it then, and I was probably the reason for that as she said it. "You were sticking around, all for gods sake, having you been following me around ever since the heart attack, though I can't see you."
"So you've been here this entire time, if you've been reading my thoughts about certain people, you're in serious trouble here?" she asked and I tried to hide a chuckle, knowing she meant me in that and it jumped once as the pepper shaker jumped as well. "Dad?" she asked and it jumped and she smiled. "Rob whatever you need to tell me, you better do it now, our relationship is heading in that direction." I added and it jumped once.
'Son if your relationship starts heading in that direction, and the connection snaps into place the soulmate bond means she's not going to have to find a new apartment the bond acts like an imprinting one that wolves create with their mates, she belongs to you and no one else.' I heard and I hid a smile as that translated itself into if the relationship between us reaches that stage now.
I was going alpha male with her if guys like Louis Webster ever touched her like that 'Who are you exactly, if she knows that's you right now?' I asked and I heard a gentle tone with a paternal like edge to it as he answered me gently. 'My name is Rob, I'm her father son, but as I said if your relationship hits the final stages, tonight, it means your relationship is a full soulmate bond and she belongs to you."
"Could you do me a favor and when you guys return to Boston, if 'he' ever touches her like that. Then just let him have it, he's never touching her like that again, that's why she chose you guys. You, Luke and Todd are all three sides of me she remembers when I was still here, she needs you guys now. With her mother gone, she's got no reason to stay around the Websters anymore."
"And so she's able to move on with her life and you guys and the girls are the keys to that. And we ensured she had the money so she could move forward in her life now, I'm just as rich as her mother's family is. I'm from the Vance/McCallister family, and we were descended from a wealthy Irish lord. Woodrow McCallister, so we were just as wealthy as the Craine Clan is.'
'But she deciphered what her mother wanted her to realize now, the first will is a test, she's chosen in advance who the rightful heir to the Craine family is. And it's my daughter, she's my rightful heir as well, so the funds. And from both amounts is beyond incalcuble, and you're hearing from Rick and Beth. In what it is, just make sure that this doesn't result in her needed a trip to the E.R..'
'And if the kid is too stubborn to listen to orders later, best just let him have it now.' he told me and I gave a mental nod as I looked at the pepper shaker and the salt shaker jumping on the table as I tried to hide a chuckle as she said it for me with a smile then. "Alright guys enough already, and mom if you're trying to play matchmaker with me, David and my friends ease back alright, we can take it from here okay."
"Alright mom, dad, I don't have to hear your voices to know you approve of him, but take it down a notch you guys, I get that you're playing matchmaker, but ease back." she said to the two shakers and I started laughing at that as Theo looked at her in bemusement at that. "Your parents are playing matchmaker with you guys, if that's not enough of a set up nothing is right now?" she said and I started laughing at that one.
"There's got to be several catches to why her record ended up at the top of the pile, but if Rebecca chose me it was intended to bring me into her life." I told her and she smiled at that. "Fresh start and a chance to find happiness, just wait, if Webster is that much of jerk, he's getting his just desserts if Benson is more than we think to Rebecca and you." he said and she nodded in agreement as we started eating as went over things.
