A swish mansion with commodious lawn at front and scenic river in its backyard with lush green vegetation in its situation lies in the midst of towering hills.
Philip, a distinguished Englishman and successful textile baron, resided in a magnificent mansion along with Rachel, the daughter of his late friend.
Despite her striking beauty, Rachel carried herself with an air of impudence that often clashed with Philip's disciplined nature.One December morning in 1930, tension brewed over breakfast as Philip confronted Rachel about her lack of focus on their business affairs.
"Rachel, you seem to be lost in the clouds nowadays, not concentrating on our business properly," Philip remarked sternly.Rachel, never one to hold back, retorted, "I would concentrate only if you distributed the entire will in my name!"Philip was taken aback by her bold demand. "Why would I write my entire property in your name?
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You were just my late friend Peter's daughter, and that too, on the insistence of Martha; we decided to bring you up by our hands. I would bequeath only 20 percent of my property in your name, and the remaining 80 percent would be in Freida's name.
"Rachel scoffed at his reasoning. "She would never come back, and which daughter would prefer to stay with an autocratic father like you? Your wife Martha died years back, and your daughter Freida parted from you and moved to the City of York forever."Philip, refusing to entertain Rachel's defiance, stood firm. "Don't cloud me with your cunning statements!
Get out of my home if you want to; the doors are open for you. Freida will definitely turn up at this house one day."Unable to bear the tension any longer, Rachel made her decision. "I can't stay here anymore. Goodbye forever!" With that, she stormed out of the mansion, leaving Philip alone with his thoughts.
As the echoes of their argument faded, Philip couldn't shake the feeling of regret for the rift that had formed between them. But he remained convinced that his decision was just, holding onto the hope that one day, his daughter Freida would return and mend the broken bonds of their family.