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Shaking his head, Henry said, "They all have experienced people. I just happened to fill the vacancy left by the previous driver Anton after his retirement, so I was lucky enough to work for the boss. It doesn't make sense to force myself to stay now."

Henry was able to stick with his assistant position because he was working for Audrey Hepburn. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have much interest. It wasn't a question of whether he could do it or not, but whether he enjoyed it or not.

After inviting the two respectable people to sit down and serving tea, Henry then filled the table with the account books, receipts, and the international coins and credit cards he was going to return.

The accountant will calculate the balance based on the account books and documents and count the amount. Once he confirms that everything is correct, he will issue a visa for approval.

Together with lawyer Ani Adler, they put the returned cash and credit cards into a brown paper bag and sealed it, to be taken out and counted when the property was liquidated in the future.

Attorney Adler also checked the wording in the written affidavit that Henry had just prepared, and both parties signed and accepted it.

In particular, this legal document was signed in Switzerland, and Arnie Adler is also a practicing lawyer in Switzerland, so the text of the document is written in French, one of the official languages ​​of Switzerland, rather than English.

Looking at the written affidavit drawn up by Henry, Attorney Adler sighed and said, "If the lady hadn't told me in person that you didn't have a degree from any school, I would have thought you were a top student from some law school.

"Even the interns at my firm aren't necessarily able to write a simple document like this. They just photocopy existing documents or copy them verbatim with only minor revisions."

Henry laughed and made an excuse, saying, "I looked for information beforehand, but I only saw the templates and didn't see any blank copies to copy, so I wrote it down."

"That's excellent, too," Lawyer Adler said with a smile. "Remember to stay tonight, and don't leave too early. I'm old, and if you still want me to travel the world to find you, I'll definitely complain to Ms. Hepburn when I see her."

The old man was telling a hell of a joke, and what else could Henry do? He could only smile and respond, "That's certainly not the time to complain. Give me a few more years to breathe."

"You kid." Lawyer Adler smiled and patted Henry's shoulder. "Remember, you must be present."

"Ok."

Having been specifically called to attend, Henry certainly wasn't about to go against his will and leave early. He was also expected to help clean up the funeral banquet, so after seeing off most of the guests, Henry arrived at the dining room table where the lady's will was to be read.

The lady's two children sat at the front, and their father sat behind them.

Although her ex-husband has no legal right to distribute the property and her children are adults and do not need a guardian, no one is indifferent to Audrey Hepburn's huge estate.

This is because irrelevant people are not allowed to stay, otherwise the restaurant would be packed with people tonight.

Robert Wolds is the woman's approved life partner, and there is no legal marriage between them. This decision was made to protect the inheritance rights of the woman's two children.

Robert hadn't objected to the lady's actions. But as her final, de facto husband, it was impossible for her to leave him nothing. Neither Sean nor Luca could object to this.

It was no surprise that his close friend Hubert de Givenchy was also present, but Henry's appearance still surprised everyone present.

Although no ill intentions were clearly shown, one could not help but wonder what the young assistant could gain from the lady's estate.

Chapter 202 Reading the Will

"Everyone, please listen to me first." Henry, who had caused a subtle change in the atmosphere since entering the restaurant, was the first to speak: "I will be here tonight because I was specifically invited by Lawyer Adler.

"I don't know where I will appear in Ms. Hepburn's will. But I want to declare here that I will give up all rights of inheritance or gift. The gifts left to me by Ms. will be inherited and distributed by her legal heirs in accordance with the law."

Compared to the others, Givenchy, who had run around with his assistant and worked on Ms. Hepburn's affairs, was probably the person Henry knew best. He asked in surprise, "Henry, are you sure?"

Henry smiled and said, "Yes, sir. I think it's no small matter for me to attend such an occasion. But the inheritance has to pay inheritance tax, and I don't think I have the savings to pay it. It's better to give up."

"Besides, I've already received the compensation I deserved from her during my time as her assistant, and that's more than enough. The most precious things to me are the memories I made during that time. I don't ask for more."

After saying that, Henry turned to the lawyer and asked, "Lawyer Adler, after I've declared my renunciation like this, I won't be asked to share the inheritance tax, right?"

Lawyer Arnie Adler shook his head and said, "If you declare that you have renounced your inheritance, then the inheritance tax will not affect you. However, according to the law, I still have to read the original will, not the changes made after you renounced it. You understand this."

Henry nodded. At the same time, Givenchy pointed to the seat next to him and asked the assistant to sit down instead of standing aside like before.

Perhaps it was a young assistant who had only worked for a few years who declared that he would not interfere with Ms. Hepburn's estate, which made everyone look a little better. After no one objected, lawyer Arnie Adler began to read out Audrey Hepburn's will.

Beginning with 'My dear family and friends', the lady directly began the distribution of her property in her will.

As expected, the majority of the property was divided equally between her two children. Real estate, like real estate, is difficult to divide, so it was divided roughly into two parts based on value, with each brother receiving one portion.

The remaining movable assets, such as stocks, cash, and savings, were divided equally; however, the two brothers had equal rights to the image rights and copyrights of the name "Audrey Hepburn." Anything they wanted required the approval of both brothers.

All items related to Hubert de Givenchy, such as clothing, perfume, and luxury goods designed in the name of or inspired by Audrey Hepburn, were returned to Givenchy, thus unifying the original half-control.

This is to avoid the trouble that may be caused by incomplete ownership when the creator Givenchy has to deal with related rights in the future, and to eliminate it before it happens.

If the woman's two children want to do something in the name of 'Audrey Hepburn' and it is related to Givenchy, this action ensures that the dominant power is in the hands of this fashion tycoon.

Both ex-husbands also had a share, but most of them were things they had shared during their marriage, and the woman was just returning them. There were many valuable works of art here, and pillows and bedding would never be listed in this place.

Finally, it was the lady’s assistant’s turn, and Attorney Adler said, “Henry, I know Ms. Hepburn because of the relationship between Ms. Katharine Hepburn and Mr. Tony Stark.

"So, the lady originally intended to give you all of her Stark Industries shares from her investment project. This portion is estimated to be around 500,000 taels.

"But if you give up this right, then these shares will be divided equally between the woman's two legal heirs, Sean Farrier and Luca Dotti. I'm confirming here again. Do you also want to declare that you want to give up this right?"

Henry nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, I give up." But then he asked curiously, "Does Stark Industries have stocks that can be bought and sold? I remember they're not a private company."

Attorney Adler explained: "I heard that after Mr. Howard Stark passed away unexpectedly, Tony Stark adjusted his business strategy to raise inheritance tax and took his companies public on a large scale.

"On the advice of her financial advisor, Ms. Hepburn bought some Stark Industries shares last year. Most of them were related companies. The main Stark Industries stock is difficult to buy, and the price has been soaring."

"I see." It seemed like he had taken another small step towards the world he was familiar with, Henry thought.

Lawyer Arnie Adler continued, "Ms. Hepburn has guessed that you probably won't accept this gift. But there are two things I hope you will accept."

"What is it?" Henry asked curiously. In fact, everyone else was just as curious.

Lawyer Adler took out two brown paper bags and placed them on the table. He pushed one of them out first and said, "You've written a lot of manuscripts recently. Ms. Hepburn asked me to help you contact publishers in the UK and the US who are interested in publishing.

"This is the best publishing house in the US, and they've already started publishing. If you plan to return to the US, you can handle the follow-up work yourself, and I won't have to help you with cross-border contacts in Switzerland."

"If you still need my services, we can discuss the fees separately. Also, although this is something that Ms. Hepburn left for you, the copyright belongs to you. The only help she can provide is a letter of recommendation.

"Therefore, this cannot be considered a valuable inheritance and will be inherited by the legal heirs. Of course, there are no inheritance taxes or other accounting matters to deal with, so you can accept it with peace of mind."

Robert suddenly realized and said, "Oh, those love stories you told me. Henry, they are very good. I was originally trying to persuade you to publish them, but I didn't expect Audrey to do it for you."

"This..." This is truly an unexpected path. Henry smiled bitterly. Robert also told the others about what he had heard recently, so that everyone could understand what this gift from Audrey Hepburn was.

Finally, Henry said bluntly, "Well, I can't get rid of this one. So what's the other thing? It can't be something I can't push away."

Attorney Adler pushed forward the second brown paper bag and said, "This is an autographed photo of Ms. Hepburn."

As soon as he finished speaking, Henry couldn't wait to pick up the second brown paper bag, opened it, and took out the photos inside.

It was a black-and-white still from the film Roman Holiday, a close-up portrait that permanently captured Audrey Hepburn, then in her twenties and prime.

On the back of the photo, there is a signature left by the lady in cursive and a message.

It was written in English handwriting, which showed the gentle and virtuous character of a lady. It said: "The moonlight tonight is beautiful."

Chapter 203 Leaving Switzerland

Henry didn't have much luggage when he left. Besides his personal clothes and belongings, he had a computer that he had brought to Switzerland and had to move back to Los Angeles. Apart from that, he had no other personal belongings.

Early the morning of the day after the reading of Ms. Hepburn's will, the taxi that was about to take him to the airport arrived at this quiet little farm after a phone call.

Henry was carrying his luggage onto the bus, dodging the harassment of the five dogs. Robert, standing beside him, smiled and said, "Henry, look, they seem reluctant to see you go, too."

"No, these dogs are just trying to cause trouble." Henry said angrily after gently kicking away a dog that had just raised its leg and was about to pee on the cardboard box.

Looking at Robert's calm face, Henry suddenly remembered something and asked, "It seems that the lady didn't leave anything for you in her will yesterday?"

"Of course there aren't any. These five dogs." Robert said with a smile as he stroked the dogs. He added, "Audrey usually gives me what she wants to give me. She usually says what she wants to say.

"At that time, she just left something behind and told everyone how to distribute it. Since you never asked her for anything, she would specifically mention you at that time."

"Actually, I wish she could tell me more often." Henry said helplessly.

"Haha, this is my privilege. Anyway, have a good trip. If you need any help, you can contact me at any time." Robert stretched out a hand and said goodbye.

Henry returned the handshake and said, "I will. Take care of yourself, too."

Just as Henry suspected, neither Robert, Sean, nor Luca had any intention of recruiting him. Even if they had, they would have been dissuaded by the gift of half a million in the lady's will.

No matter how they plan to use the inheritance left by the lady, having one less person who can make decisions will only do good, not harm.

So they all tacitly agreed not to express any opinion on the publication of Henry's manuscripts and the signed photo. Anyway, those things could hardly be considered part of Ms. Hepburn's legacy, or their value was so high that they had to fight for it.

This was the end of their relationship, Henry thought, without much regret.

And on the side, there was another person waiting to leave together. That was the Phoenix Girl, Jean Grey.

She had been helping out until the funeral banquet ended yesterday, and finally got a chance to get out. Or rather, she actually wanted to find a place, but after the lady left, she had no reason to stay.

So today, I took this opportunity to follow Henry.

Henry had called the woman over, so he wasn't so heartless as to abandon her. He politely opened the door for the woman, and after they both got in, Henry said in French, "Geneva International Airport."

The driver then drove off.

"Are you going back to America?" Qin asked the person next to her.

"Yes."

"How to go back?"

"Let's take a plane." Henry took out his passport, shook it, and said, "Get the entry and exit stamps and enter the country legally."

"Tsk!" Jean Grey, who had essentially smuggled herself out of the country, certainly couldn't return home openly. If she could travel the world, why would she need to go through all the trouble of catching a plane? Still, she asked, "Where are you going?"

"Wow, sister, you asked so many detailed questions. Are you trying to catch up?" Henry said.

"No!" Jean Grey turned her head away, as if she didn't want to continue talking. But after a moment, she added, "I've decided to go back to New York."

"Yeah, great, I'm going back to Los Angeles."

He turned his head suddenly, and the dangerous look in his eyes almost made Henry fly out of the window. He quickly changed the subject and asked, "Are you going back to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters?"

Phoenix was too embarrassed to mention that the school had been renamed "Jean Grey's School for Gifted Youngsters" by its new principal, Mystique. One of her reasons for wanting to return was probably to tear down the sign.

"—Aren't you afraid of getting in trouble with the US government?"

"I've been in contact with Riven these days, and she agrees that the government isn't a big problem. I can go back anytime I want."

Changing the name and refusing to admit it is no big deal.

Magneto's island of Genosha shelters more wanted criminals. Except for some serious incidents, or those that happened recently and are still fresh, have the US military come to the island to take the prisoners?

The US government has always been about control, not justice. Guess how many of those well-known terrorists and wanted criminals are paid by the CIA.

By staying with Henry and taking care of Ms. Audrey Hepburn for more than ten days, Jean Grey regained more humanity and memories.

Her previous confusion was not relieved or enlightened during her lonely wandering, but only made her more obsessed and fell into the emotional trap she had set for herself.

But human contact melted the ice surrounding her emotions, especially the fleeting warmth she felt from the woman's frail body, which made her long for human contact even more.

So Jean Grey has been trying to secretly get in touch with the X-Men these days. She wants to go back, not necessarily to continue exposing herself to the public, but to go back to where she belongs.

Henry didn't complain about this idea. Instead, he said, "That's good. Having a place to go back to is better than having no place to go back to."

"Then what are you going to do in Los Angeles? Why not come back to New York with me. With your abilities, you can definitely play a big role in the X-Men." Jean invited.

Henry responded with a disgusted expression that said, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Going to New York, the epicenter of the universe's catastrophe, is fine, but squatting in a stinking mutant shithole? If I didn't have telepathic abilities, you mutants wouldn't have a place in my life. Got it?

Sensing the other party's murderous intent rising because of his expression, Henry quickly said, "Los Angeles is great. I still rent a house there, and I haven't given it up yet. It would be a waste if I don't go back and live there."

After hearing this non-reason, Jean Grey immediately lost interest in continuing to speak.

Who said playing hard to get can actually pique a person's desire for a challenge? It's obvious that playing hard to get is more appealing. Jean Grey wants to go back to Scott right now. Cyclops is so adorable. A little teasing from time to time can even make him jealous.

Seeing that this troublesome man stopped talking, Henry was happy to keep silent.

Although he didn't know the limit of what he could do, Henry was sure of one thing: the Phoenix Girl, who possessed the power of the Phoenix, was definitely one of the most powerful fighters in the world.

Based on the principle that the greater the ability, the greater the trouble, and therefore the greater the responsibility, it is best to stay away from such people.

However, Qin's question also made Henry face a problem: what should he do after returning to Los Angeles?

Continue to join the crew and be a small actor?

It feels quite boring after seeing that glamorous and dirty world.

Taking advantage of the rapid development of Moore's Law in recent years, he established his own status in the information industry and made the name of CK a legend?

Henry hadn't considered exposing this account. The more famous a hacker's name becomes, the more likely it is to tell the police to come and arrest him.

So I could build the CK legend, but I had to do it covertly, and I still had to have a job to cover it up. Besides, my savings weren't high enough for early retirement, so I needed an income.

It's true that a life of meager food and waiting for death is a life of idleness. But you can't just wait for death without "eating." Starving to death is too unbearable. Even though his experience was only close to death, Henry didn't want to try it again.

Chapter 204 Return to Los Angeles