Chapter 314 - Trouble just got worse (2)

19 April, Steven's apartment, City K

"He upset my baby girl. The b*stard. No wonder he did not make the effort to call me."

"Based on what I heard Uncle Mo, I suspect that Aunt Mo was behind the call. He was stating that the best thing for her would be to go home and talk to Aunt Mo to work out their issues as a happy mother would mean that when they married they would have a happy life."

"Idiot, no, a devil. We had a discussion last week and while I told I had no objections to their relationship what happened was Abigail's decision, I would not force her. While I have no relationship with Monica, I learnt from the mistakes I made there. But to hear that the b*tch is trying to manipulate Abigail through others…"

Hearing the dead silence on the other end of the phone Steven said, "There is something you are not saying."

"To the point son. I had some idea, but I had no idea of the extent of the problem until Kevin handed me a couple of doc.u.ments to review."

"Now you two are scaring me."

"When Kevin and his family disowned Monica for her choice, I suggested to him that he place most of his assets in a trust for the children. When your mother and I split, we made the choice to place most things into a trust that provided both of us with an income while we were alive, our children with a sum of money each year, and then vests when we both die. It ensured that we did not fight over money in the divorce but ensures that we avoid inheritance taxes."

"I know about that trust…"

"So, I listened to your father Steven and discussed the matters with my lawyers. Given the pre-nuptial agreement I had a lot more flexibility than your father did because everything going into it was from all my efforts and had no connection at all to my in-laws. It provides an income to each of us for life, with a catch if we divorce as to her ongoing income or a lump sum amount. But with money for the children unless we approve of the spouse, they get nothing until I die. The money they would have received gets split twenty percent to me and the balance to her."

Hearing a concern, Steven added "There is something bothering you about that?"

"Two things. The lawyers told me yesterday she wants to change the trust to provide the children receive a much smaller amount annually and she gets more money from it and it increases the amount she gets if we divorce to fifty percent of the capital plus seventy percent of all income along with provision that will remove any child from getting any benefit under the trust if they bring her to the attention to the police. While I thought that She must get the independent administrator of the trust to agree to the change, and I was told last night that approval was given. My investigators early this morning told the administrator has been involved with her for six months or more and she has promised him fifteen percent of the income she will get from the trust to agree."

Steven sat listening and wondering why in the world this was so important to have this conversation. Then something triggered in him, was there something in the trust that would stop the changes. Hesitantly he said, "You two have a way out of it?"

"We do. Kevin sent me a copy of the deed this morning and I reviewed it along with the most trusted member of the legal team here and we both have the same view. There is a way to protect the trust…"

"And it has something to do with me? Uncle Mo, Monica is married, and I will not interfere with a military marriage as I do not want the consequences."

"Not what I was thinking about. The witch's moves presently seem to be about punishing Abigail. This seems to be not only daring to stand up to her last weekend but also for the police involvement in obtaining an order of protection for Abigail and they are considering charging her over her abuse. Anything I can do takes time, a divorce, getting her out of the house for Abigail to come home. You can do a lot though, and it protects Abigail and the others as well."

Steven however was still confused. "Uncle Mo, as I have told you I am happy for Abigail to stay here for a few weeks until you can make some more concrete moves so Abigail can go home and resume her real life."

"And that I am grateful for Steven. You could have refused and sent her home after a couple of days, but you have not. That is keeping her physically and emotionally safe."

"Son, it was the examination that lawyer and I did, that has come up with the solution. The trust doc.u.ments make it clear that no changes that impact the children can happen if any child has met the marriage requirements under it."

Suddenly it clicked for Steven "You want me to marry Abigail. Dad you know where I am at with even the idea of a relationship."

"Steven, I will put this bluntly. Sally Nang is happily married, and I do not see them separating in the future. As I told you repeatedly if she were interested in you, she would have grabbed one of the opportunities you gave her, but she never did. You were always in the friend category for her."

"Steven, I am not asking you to commit for life, that would be asking too much, but a couple of years together would protect things and I would have my divorce. Whether the two of you divorce of this relationship goes further is up to you."

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