Page 46 of Shameless

I name my attorney, Mr. Raymond Spencer as the executor of my will. Should Raymond not survive me, I name whoever will take his position as senior partner of Spencer and Spencer as my executor.

I wish to divide my assets as follows:

Any money in my current accounts, should be equally divided between my four children. Should any of my children not survive me, the sum should be divided in equal parts among the surviving children.

I leave Star Thunders and all its assets including the premises and the powerboats to my three children who are part of the Star Thunders team.

If at the time of my death, Crew, Jules or Stefan were not living, the above asset should be divided in equal shares between the surviving children.

I leave my share of the patent to the electric motor and overall design of the Star Thunders electric boat to Crew, Jules and Stefan in equal shares. The same provision of the previous clause applies if any of them weren’t living at the time of my death.

My wish is that my children will continue my legacy in boat racing and my pioneering work in the field of electric boats.

I also wish that they keep my staff employed after my death, especially my chief engineer, Tory Savage who owns the other half of the patent.

I also recommend that they keep Star Thunders’ excellent relationship with our main sponsor Enzo Morelli, my deputy manager Trevor Braverman will be a key asset in this regard.

To my son Frederick, I leave my newly acquired mansion in Star Cove. Rikki, do as you please with the house. Just bereassured, its value at today’s market price is equivalent to the company share each of your brothers has received.

To my girlfriend Chanelle, I leave my Lamborghini Gallardo and a sum of one hundred thousand dollars. In case Chanelle and I weren’t together at the time of my death, the car and that money should go to my four children in equal shares.

I leave my Ducati Desmosedici D16RR NCR M16 motorcycle to either Crew or Jules. This bike is my baby and it’s worth a cool two hundred and thirty-five grand. Boys, you should race for it. Winner takes all …

My mind drifts away while the attorney reads all the closing clauses of the will.

I don’t know what to make of it. Eddie didn’t care about us in life, but he seems to have left us his company, his money and a very valuable patent.

Of course in typical Eddie fashion, he was a complete douche bag and he’s making me race Jules for his fucking bike. He immediately picked up on the bitter rivalry between us and, rather than trying to help us put our acrimony to rest, he’s fostering it even from beyond the grave.

10.At A Stand Still

Jules

Ican’t believe this.

If I have to be honest, I didn’t expect anything from Eddie. Certainly not a racing company, a valuable patent, cash and a bike I should race Crew for.

Truth be told, I don’t care much about the bike. Three years ago, I would have been all over it, but since I had Jenna, I avoid taking unnecessary risks.

I know this might sound crazy since I decided to race powerboats for a living and I didn’t hesitate to jump into the stormy sea for Lula. But the racing was a means to an end if I wanted to settle with Jasmine’s outlandish financial demands, and I would do anything for Jenna, Lula and my mom.

This could be good.

We could keep the company going and I wouldn’t need to worry about honoring my agreement with Jasmine.

Even more so, if Eddie left me a decent amount of cash, I could just pay her off and tell her to go fuck herself.

The elation that’s bubbling in the pit of my stomach is short lived though.

This is Eddie we’re talking about. What if this is a trap and he left more debt than assets?

The worry is at the forefront of my mind when the attorney asks us if we wish to accept our father’s inheritance.

I voice my concerns and the answer surprises me.

“Mr. Branagh made sure that all his assets were in order. The house is mortgage free and the racing company’s existing loans are negligible and mostly covered by the sponsorship contracts currently in place.”

Fuck.

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