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front to back. After he had turned over the last page, he closed the folder and tossed it down on the desk. He surveyed his younger brother with a serious look before a grin broke out over his face.
"Son of a bitch! Why haven't you signed anything, yet?"
"Because I am too stunned," Josh exclaimed pacing back and forth across the room. "Do you think it is real?"
"It looks legitimate to me," Tyrell exclaimed. "Josh, I know you are an idiot. I also know you have a bucketful of pride, but please tell me you are not going to throw this back in the old man's face. He is already dead. You can't hurt him!"
"Of course not," Josh snapped. "Contrary to what you believe, I am not stupid. Fifty-seven million dollars just landed in my lap, after inheritance taxes and attorney fees! The old bastard left me in foster care, yet he was stinking rich! He knew I was out there alone, yet he did nothing! Nothing! All because he cut off contact with my mother!"
"Yeah, well, he has sort of balanced out the asshole scale," Tyrell said laughing. "I guess you will be looking down your nose at the rest of us from now on. We still have to work for a living."
"So do I," Josh said. "The attorney, Mr. Mitchim, is staying at the Homewood Suites in Southington. I told him I needed twenty-four hours to think about it. I need you to make sure this is legitimate by tomorrow."
"I can do it," Tyrell promised. "Why haven't you told Jenny?"
"I wasn't sure it was real," Josh admitted. He sat down across from his older brother and frequent sounding board. "Also, because I am not sure how it will affect us. We have recently started putting us back together, Tyrell. The last several years have been bad. We were talking divorce only a couple of weeks ago. When the shit hit the fan, somehow Jenny and I pulled together to put our marriage back on solid ground. I do not want to lose our momentum. Most people would have called it quits by now, but somehow this crisis has brought us back together. I don't want sudden wealth to destroy it."
"Does anyone else know?" Tyrell asked.
"You, Mr. Mitchim, and the IRS," Josh said.
"Then don't tell her," Tyrell suggested. "Pretend it's not there until your marriage is back on solid ground. I will conduct due diligence to make sure everything checks out, but I can already tell you by the paperwork, it looks good. Meanwhile, you are going to get a couriered check from DQ&H, which should arrive tomorrow."
"You settled with Pugh and Barkley?" Josh's interest perked.
"Actually, it was with the corporate heads of DQ&H," Tyrell answered with a grin. "This time, you will have to sign a disclaimer not to discuss the details, but I made them pay for it. I also made sure your plans belong to you and only you. They didn't follow their own company directives and it cost them big bucks."
"You are going to make me ask, aren't you," Josh demanded.
"Hell, it's worth a little groveling from my little brother," Tyrell said, baiting him.
"How much," Josh growled.
"The eighteen architects let go in the first round of layoffs will each receive $300,000. You and Glenn Franklin, the architect already suing them who joined our suit, will each receive $600,000. It was a $7.2 million settlement total, but my attorney fees came off the top. DQ&H will probably make some upper management changes shortly. We caught Pugh and Barkley dead to rights skimming past government labor laws and trying to cheat you and Franklin out of your work. The Labor Department is also charging them with ethics violations and fining them heavily for their misdeeds. DQ&H is not happy with its latest acquisition. They will have to go into overdrive to keep this from becoming a public relations fiasco."
Josh dragged his brother out of his chair and hugged him. "Damn, you are good!"
"Don't I know it," Tyrell crowed. "Violet thanks you too, since she now gets her new kitchen. Will you hide this from Jenny, too?"
Josh lost his smile. "No, I'll tell her about the settlement. I
"Son of a bitch! Why haven't you signed anything, yet?"
"Because I am too stunned," Josh exclaimed pacing back and forth across the room. "Do you think it is real?"
"It looks legitimate to me," Tyrell exclaimed. "Josh, I know you are an idiot. I also know you have a bucketful of pride, but please tell me you are not going to throw this back in the old man's face. He is already dead. You can't hurt him!"
"Of course not," Josh snapped. "Contrary to what you believe, I am not stupid. Fifty-seven million dollars just landed in my lap, after inheritance taxes and attorney fees! The old bastard left me in foster care, yet he was stinking rich! He knew I was out there alone, yet he did nothing! Nothing! All because he cut off contact with my mother!"
"Yeah, well, he has sort of balanced out the asshole scale," Tyrell said laughing. "I guess you will be looking down your nose at the rest of us from now on. We still have to work for a living."
"So do I," Josh said. "The attorney, Mr. Mitchim, is staying at the Homewood Suites in Southington. I told him I needed twenty-four hours to think about it. I need you to make sure this is legitimate by tomorrow."
"I can do it," Tyrell promised. "Why haven't you told Jenny?"
"I wasn't sure it was real," Josh admitted. He sat down across from his older brother and frequent sounding board. "Also, because I am not sure how it will affect us. We have recently started putting us back together, Tyrell. The last several years have been bad. We were talking divorce only a couple of weeks ago. When the shit hit the fan, somehow Jenny and I pulled together to put our marriage back on solid ground. I do not want to lose our momentum. Most people would have called it quits by now, but somehow this crisis has brought us back together. I don't want sudden wealth to destroy it."
"Does anyone else know?" Tyrell asked.
"You, Mr. Mitchim, and the IRS," Josh said.
"Then don't tell her," Tyrell suggested. "Pretend it's not there until your marriage is back on solid ground. I will conduct due diligence to make sure everything checks out, but I can already tell you by the paperwork, it looks good. Meanwhile, you are going to get a couriered check from DQ&H, which should arrive tomorrow."
"You settled with Pugh and Barkley?" Josh's interest perked.
"Actually, it was with the corporate heads of DQ&H," Tyrell answered with a grin. "This time, you will have to sign a disclaimer not to discuss the details, but I made them pay for it. I also made sure your plans belong to you and only you. They didn't follow their own company directives and it cost them big bucks."
"You are going to make me ask, aren't you," Josh demanded.
"Hell, it's worth a little groveling from my little brother," Tyrell said, baiting him.
"How much," Josh growled.
"The eighteen architects let go in the first round of layoffs will each receive $300,000. You and Glenn Franklin, the architect already suing them who joined our suit, will each receive $600,000. It was a $7.2 million settlement total, but my attorney fees came off the top. DQ&H will probably make some upper management changes shortly. We caught Pugh and Barkley dead to rights skimming past government labor laws and trying to cheat you and Franklin out of your work. The Labor Department is also charging them with ethics violations and fining them heavily for their misdeeds. DQ&H is not happy with its latest acquisition. They will have to go into overdrive to keep this from becoming a public relations fiasco."
Josh dragged his brother out of his chair and hugged him. "Damn, you are good!"
"Don't I know it," Tyrell crowed. "Violet thanks you too, since she now gets her new kitchen. Will you hide this from Jenny, too?"
Josh lost his smile. "No, I'll tell her about the settlement. I
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