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Covington almost rolled his eyes "Your father wants you to find spouses you will be happy with and so you can't just enter into a e of convenience If you do, it will only be worth twenty-five million of the one billion fund Your father hopes you won't divorce, but understands that it es are permitted in total over your lifetime Once you have divorced your third wife, that's it No more money"

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"That's like," David said, struggling for words "It's slavery! He's enslaving us to our wives"

He stood up fro the city Tall and well-built, David looked every inch the rock star with his longish black hair and tattoos covering his aruitar in an alt-ned a big contract and had a new albuirlfriends in every city waiting for his return It would be especially hard for hi to sleep with him on a moment's notice

I could see Covington fight to keep froetas you want but then you forfeit access to your half a billion-dollar fund set aside for your married life, which your father believes is far toochildren On the birth of your first child, or on the date you adopt if you are unable to have your own biological children, you will receive another disbursement of twenty-five million on that date and on each subsequent year All told, it works out to one billion dollars over twenty years That's quite a significant sum"

We were all expecting to inherit one-fifth of his fortune That would mean each of us would become a billionaire

I stared at the letter in ht of my father He really wanted us to replicate his own life

David turned to stare at the rest of us, hisus to respond

"What do you think, Michael?" David asked

Beside me, my brother Michael shifted in his seat uncomfortably At thirty, Michael was the owner of a construction co He didn't like fa up

"He made it clear to us he didn't believe in inherited wealth Said it was against the principles of meritocracy"

David stared at Michael for a moment in disbelief

"Did you know about this?" David asked in an accusatory voice "Did you knoould black families?"

"No, but we talked about it before he died He ht have listened"

David was clearly upset – more so than any of the rest of us He returned to the table and picked up the letter onceit