Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

“Yes, and I’m all for it. Why shouldn’t he be allowed to patch things up with her?”
“Are you crazy or what? Do I really need to spell it out for you? I’m fighting for what’s
rightfully mine!”
Alix threw up her hands in exasperation. “You’re delusional, Eddie. Do you really think
my mother is going to change her will and leave you Tyersall Park?”
“She already has, Mother! Didn’t you see how Freddie Tan acted the other day after he
came to visit Ah Ma?”
“He seemed his usual friendly self to me.”
“Maybe he’s always been friendly to you, but to me, he behaved in a way that he never
has. The man has hardly exchanged two words with me over the past thirty years, but the
other day, he spoke to me as if I was his biggest client. He told me I was the ‘man of the
hour.’ And then he spent an inordinate amount of time talking to me about my watch
collection. What does that tell you?”
“Only that Freddie Tan is a watch lunatic like you.”
“No, Mother, Freddie Tan was trying to give me a hint about being the man of the hour
in Ah Ma’s new will! He’s already sucking up to us, can’t you see? Now, do you want to
ruin all that and see Ah Ma give Nicky this house? The house you grew up in?”
Alix gave a weary sigh. “Eddie, this house is already supposed to be his. We have all
known since the day Nicky was born that it was meant for him. He’s a Young.”
“That’s right, he’s a Young, he’s a Young! All my bloody life people have been telling me
he’s a Young and I’m just a Cheng. This is all your fault!”
“My fault? I don’t understand you half the time—”
“Why the hell did you have to marry Dad, a complete nobody from Hong Kong? Why
couldn’t you marry someone else, like an Aakara or a Leong? Someone with a respectable
surname? Didn’t you think of how it would affect your children? Didn’t you realize how it
has fucked up my whole life?” Eddie seethed.
Alix looked at her son’s petulant expression and for a moment felt the urge to slap him.
Instead, she took a deep breath, sat down on one of the wrought-iron chairs, and said
through gritted teeth, “I’m glad I married your father. He may not have inherited an
empire or been born a prince, but for me he is far more impressive. He built himself up
from nothing to become one of the world’s leading cardiologists, and his hard work has
sent you to the best schools and given us a lovely home.”
Eddie laughed mockingly. “A lovely home? Oh my God, Mum, your flat is a disgrace!”
“I think ninety-five percent of the population of Hong Kong would beg to differ. And
don’t forget, we even bought you your first flat when you graduated from university to
help you get started—”
“Ha! Leo Ming was given a hundred-million-dollar tech company when he graduated.”
“And where has that gotten him, Eddie? I don’t see that Leo has accomplished much in
his life except expand his number of ex-wives. We gave you the support to become
successful on your own terms. I can’t believe you fail to see all the advantages your father