Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

CHAPTER NINE
TYERSALL PARK, SINGAPORE
Even from the service wing downstairs, Eddie’s yelling could be heard. Ah Ling, Ah Ching,
and a dozen maids craned their necks by the kitchen window, mesmerized by noises
wafting down to them from the bedroom where Eddie and Fiona were staying.
“Fucky fuck! You knew all along what was in my grandmother’s will, and you didn’t tell
me a thing!” Eddie shouted.
“I keep telling you I didn’t know anything! I was only a witness to the signing, don’t you
understand? I wasn’t going to sit there and read her will!” Fiona argued back.
“Why the hell didn’t you?”
“Lower your voice, Eddie! Everyone can hear us!”
“I give precisely zero fucks who can hear us! I want the whole world to know what an
idiot you are! You had a chance to read my grandmother’s will and you didn’t!”
“I have respect for your grandmother’s privacy!”
“Respect my ass! What about me? Why don’t I get the respect I fucking deserve?” Eddie
continued to yell.
“I’m not going to sit here and take this abuse anymore! Take an Effexor and calm the
hell down.” Fiona got up from the settee and tried to leave, but Eddie grabbed her
forcefully.
“Don’t you get it? You’ve ruined your children’s lives and you’ve ruined my life!” he
screamed, taking hold of Fiona by the shoulders and shaking her.
“Let go of me, Eddie!” Fiona shrieked.
“Aiyoh! That Eddie is too much,” Ah Ching said, shaking her head as she heard his
ranting. “It sounds to me like he didn’t get the house, did he? Oh thank all the gods!”
“He’s an utter fool if he thought Su Yi would leave this place to him!” Ah Ling chimed
in.
Just then, the muffled sound of something hitting the marquetry floor could be heard.
Jiayi, the young Chinese scullery maid, flinched in terror. “Oh my God! Did he just hit
her? It sounds like she landed on the floor! Someone do something! Ah Ling, what should