A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

The middle-aged woman sitting to the side, staring at the woman with long, wavy blonde hair, was undoubtedly Mrs. Miller.

When the Millers saw Luke enter following Heather, they showed no surprise, as if they already knew of his arrival.

Again.

The town is sparsely populated, and there are no secrets.

But knowing this didn't make the Millers particularly enthusiastic about Luke's arrival. They didn't even lift their butts off the sofa; they just glanced at Luke and then looked away.

Even after Heather introduced them to each other, the Millers remained the same, emphasizing one thing: residents of Lone Star State, unruly and rebellious.

Heather opened her mouth, said something to Luke, indicating that she would go upstairs to get the things and asked Luke to sit for a while, and then ran upstairs.

After Heather went upstairs, Luke looked away and then his gaze fell on a Jesus cross ornament on the fireplace in the living room.

He watched very intently, almost as if he were lost in thought.

Mr. Miller, lying on the sofa, watched as Luke, who seemed to be acting arrogantly and completely ignoring them after Heather came upstairs, looked around at the furnishings of the house. He exchanged a glance with Mrs. Miller, who was sitting to the side, engrossed in knitting.

Mrs. Miller received the signal, put down the sweater she was holding, coughed, and stood up to ask Luke a question.

Would you like some tea?

"No, do you have any wine?"

Luke turned his gaze away from the cross ornament, looked at Mrs. Miller who had spoken, and responded with a smile.

"beer?"

"can."

Luke is open to all kinds of alcohol, as long as there is no bourbon.

Mrs. Miller smiled slightly, got up and walked towards the dining room, preparing to take a frozen Lone Star beer from the refrigerator for Luke.

Mr. Miller, lounging on the sofa, maintained his carefree and arrogant demeanor as he sized up Luke's clothes: "So, a rich man, huh?"

Luke smiled slightly, walked to the coffee table in front of the sofa, pulled over a chair, sat down, and looked at Mr. Miller on the sofa: "Not exactly rich, but enough to pay Heather's inheritance tax."

Since Daniel Whitehead took over the estate, thanks to Earl and Debbie's sweeping reforms, the assets have barely managed to generate a certain level of income.

In addition to Luke's salary at the FBI and some side income, Luke barely managed to break through ten million in cash flow last month.

Of course.

The first thing Lu Ke did after receiving the ten million was to pay back the New Year's money he had borrowed from Lorna.

Mr. Miller chuckled upon hearing Luke's words, crushed the empty beer bottle in his hand, and stood up from the sofa: "So, you came here specifically to help Heather pay the inheritance tax, so she can inherit that demon family's fortune."

In the federal government, inheriting an estate is not something you can simply do whenever you want.

There is something to say.

Only death and taxes are unavoidable.

If you want to inherit an estate, you will also need to pay a large sum of tax.

Moreover, the more you inherit, the more inheritance tax you will pay.

Another point.

Each state has different estate tax regulations, but most require that you pay the taxes first before you are eligible to inherit.

what?

I don't have money to pay taxes.

Well, I'm sorry, but you didn't pay taxes, so what inheritance can you expect?

Of course.

In this process, in order to collect taxes, the IRS usually turns a blind eye and allows tax payment and inheritance to occur simultaneously.

The premise is that the people do not raise an objection!

But the Millers were clearly not such inactive citizens. After a lawyer approached Heather and told her that she could inherit the estate left by her grandmother in Silent Hill, the Millers immediately made a phone call to the IRS, informing her that someone intended to inherit the estate before paying estate tax.

IRS agents arrived at the scene quickly.

The lawyer was at a loss.

Heather was even more frustrated. After having a big argument with the Millers, she complained to Luke on the phone that she didn't understand why the Millers had kept it from her all these years, that she had a grandmother, and that they were even trying to stop her from inheriting the estate.

Of course.

Heather did not ask Luke for money over the phone, and Luke did not bring it up either.

The only reason he came here was because he missed Heather.

There is no other reason.

Ok.

The most important thing.

Heather may not want it, but he cannot refuse to give it to her.

Luke looked calmly and with a smile at Mr. Miller sitting on the opposite sofa: "She is my woman."

He has always been very generous towards his woman.

Well known.

Whatever they want, as long as it doesn't involve matters of principle, Lu Ke will always try his best to satisfy them.

This time is no exception.

Upon hearing Luke's calm words, Mr. Miller, abandoning his previous nonchalance, lowered his voice, his words barely audible as if squeezed from a closing door: "She is still my daughter, an outsider."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ke smiled and was about to speak when footsteps came from the stairs.

Turn around and look.

Heather, carrying a travel bag, came down the stairs to the living room and looked at Mr. Miller with a complicated and inexplicable expression: "I don't understand why you're still keeping this from me. I just want to know where I came from and who I really am."

Mr. Miller glanced at Heather but said nothing.

Mrs. Miller then brought over two cans of Lone Star beer. Hearing Heather's words, she looked at her and said, "We are the ones who raised you. That's enough for you to know."

Heather was getting a little frantic.

She felt that this conversation seemed familiar.

correct.

It seems that this conversation happened once before, on the very day she saw the lawyer.

Heather was a bit overwhelmed. She glanced at Luke, then looked at the Millers: "I want the truth, otherwise I'll go inherit the estate right now. You should know that my boyfriend has arrived, and you can't stop me from inheriting the estate."

Sitting in his chair, Luke, who had just received a Lone Star beer from Mrs. Miller, listened to Heather's words, then looked at the gaze Heather gave him, smiled, and said nothing.

Again.

He never gets involved in other people's family affairs unless absolutely necessary.

Mr. Miller, who was sitting on the sofa and had opened another bottle of beer, listened to Heather's ultimatum with a blank expression.

"What truth are you going to tell me?"

"Shall I tell you that your original family members were a bunch of demons from hell?"

"..."

Chapter 469 Lu Ke: "I am the third party"

When Mr. Miller said this, his tone was very casual, as if he were talking about something completely ordinary.

He didn't seem to care at all how Heather would react after hearing those words.

obviously.

Heather got furious when she heard that.

Despite all these years, as Mrs. Miller said, it was the Millers who raised him.

But in the final analysis.

The Sawyer family is Heather's biological family, and that is an undeniable fact.

Heather laughed in exasperation at Mr. Miller's casual tone, which implied that the topic was over: "I've had enough, I'm leaving."

talking.

Heather turned and prepared to walk outside.

Luke grabbed Heather, who was about to leave.

Heather stopped, frowned, and looked at Luke sitting in the chair.

Father, like son.

As an outsider, Luke could tell that although Mr. Miller's tone was casual, there was an emotion beneath that casual tone, like a pie chart.

There was regret, helplessness, and also relief.

Of all these emotions, there was only one that Mr. Miller did not express.

That is……

He did not lie.

Luke gave Heather a reassuring look, trying to escape the situation, and then turned his gaze to Mr. Miller.

“Mr. Miller, I’m very curious about the truth behind the Sawyer family fire back then.”

"..."

Mr. Miller looked at Luke, who had spoken, without expression.

Upon hearing this, Heather followed Luke's gaze and looked at Mr. Miller once more.

Mrs. Miller gave Luke a puzzled look.

Luke took in their expressions, smiled, and looked at Mr. Miller: "That fire doesn't seem to be an accident, as the case file states."

Mrs. Miller quickly said, "That was an accident."