All Our Tomorrows (THE HEIRS #1) by Catherine Bybee EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Catherine Bybee
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The absolutely best part about attending a funeral of a close family
member was the ability to wear sunglasses inside. Anyone looking
assumed the shield was there to hide the expression of pain and sorrow.
For Chase and Alex, it was all about disguising their shock and disbelief
of the complete bullshit being spewed from the pulpit. It was one thing
for the priest to deliver an appropriate sermon, but the line of people
standing up to verbalize their love for Aaron Stone churned bile in
Chase’s stomach.
“Husband, father, philanthropist, the builder of an empire. Aaron
was more than an employer, more than his gilded name that graces so
many hotels and resorts all over the globe. Aaron Stone was my friend.
Someone I could share a drink with after work or spend a weekend in
Vegas with on a moment’s notice . . .”
Chase leaned close to his sister’s ear and whispered, “High-end
escort service on speed dial, no doubt.”
Alexandrea, or Alex, as she’d always been called, nudged his elbow
and placed a handkerchief over her lips to hide her smile.
Exactly ninety grueling minutes of needless prayer and praise for
the prick in the casket later, Chase escorted his father’s latest wife
behind the coffin while Alex and their mother followed behind.
Chase had been asked if he wanted to be one of the six carrying his
dead father to his final resting place, to which Chase replied, “Hell-tothe-no.” He didn’t trust himself not to “accidentally” drop his end just to
see the man tumble out of his perfect funeral and hear people laugh.
A long line of limousines stacked up behind the hearse. Melissa
Stone, wife number three and a woman two years younger than Chase,
climbed into the back of the first car with her brother and parents.
Chase, Alex, and their mother, Vivian, closed themselves behind the
darkened glass of the second limousine and released a collective sigh
once the cameras of the media could no longer record their reaction.
“Damn, that was painful,” Alex said as soon as the door closed.
“It’s far from over.” Their mother patted Alex’s leg as if that would
cure the agony they all felt.
Chase removed his sunglasses and looked at the both of them. They
wore black, despite Alex’s threat to wear a bright pink floral dress that
screamed celebration and happiness.
“Philanthropist? Exactly what did Dad have to do with giving
money to those in need?” Alex asked.
“Tax write-offs, I’m sure,” Chase replied.
The limo started to move.
Chase knew from the plans he’d been shown that four uniformed
motorcycle police officers were escorting the procession to the cemetery.
From the cemetery they’d inch their way up the hills until they were
safely behind the gates of their father’s Beverly Hills estate, where a
reception would host the fake smiles and insincere tears.
A man as wealthy as Aaron Stone was living his death the same
way he lived his life. Large.
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