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Transrandmother has experienced a medical event Her instructions in such case are to pronated heir Contact details for her physician are below

That was new information

In one fluid ed the doctor’s number, picked up the phone and rose to leave without explanation He moved with purpose frorandmother’s condition

For one thing, Mae was far too bellicose to suffer anything for long, particularly ill health She would be on her feet before this call was picked up

As for Gabriel being her heir, she wouldn’t stipulate such a thing without attaching a sy to maneuver him into a beholden state for two decades It was the reason he had kept his interest in her fortune objective and iously returned her invitations to invest with equally advantageous opportunities of his own Tit for tat, scoop for scoop No obligations incurred on either side beyond reciprocal courtesy

“A stroke,” the doctor advised him seconds later “It’s unlikely she will survive”

Her transfer to the private clinic had been swift and discreet, the doctor continued

“I expect this will cause ripples through the financial districts when it’s announced? I didn’t know you were her grandson”

While Gabriel’s agile brain sifted through the i incapacitated, possibly disappearing froether, the inquisitiveness of the physician’s tone penetrated He could hear themosquito Buy? Sell? Were there properties that could be snatched up before they were officially on the e of this news before anyone else?

Thanks to their e of information over the years, Mae had expanded from relatively stable investy, precious metals and that fickle mistress—oil None of that could be left without a sitter

Gabriel assured the doctor he would be there as soon as possible Hehe’d abandoned He also told her to clear his calendar and notify his pilot to ready the jet As he headed to the elevator, he glanced at the nearest face at a desk and said, “My car, please”