Sweet like Wine: Love Your Dimples Even More-Chapter 132 - 67: The Last Page of the Family Tree

One hour, two hours, time just slipped away unnoticed.

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It was probably to confirm that Leo Vaughn had indeed not touched the will document left by Hieronymus.

In a state of complete clarity, Summer Fairmont opened the envelope containing the Brunschwig Family tree, which she had resisted until now.

This family tree was over a hundred pages long, recording not only the five hundred years of the Brunschwig Family’s lineage but also each generation’s new interpretations of whiskey brewing.

In addition, several pages were devoted to recording the "top secret" that allowed Brunswick Whiskey to "stand for hundreds of years unwavering."

It’s a family tree, but also an evolutionary history of the family’s brewing.

Of course, this "top secret," which the Brunschwig Family treasured and never shared, became a secret in the mouth of the dead after Westwood Brunswick, Hieronymus’s brother, came along.

The "Inheritance Secret Manual" of the Brunschwig Family was nothing more than someone else’s affairs to Summer Fairmont.

So she went through it page by page, with no mental burden, until she reached the last page.

This family tree was handwritten, and each generation of the Brunschwig Family’s heirs had to copy it once and then write their insights into brewing and contributions to the family’s whiskey on the last page.

Logically speaking, after the last Master of Brewing, Westwood Brunswick, passed away, regardless of the brewing ability, the only surviving Hieronymus of the Brunswick Family should have become the family’s last heir. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

But the family tree in Summer Fairmont’s hands was clearly copied by Westwood thirty-seven years ago.

Compared to the previous heirs, Westwood’s last page was clearly unfinished.

It was the kind of beginning that had just started without a clear idea of what to write next, waiting to fill it in gradually over time.

This thick family tree had no further records of the Brunswick Whiskey brewing traditions after the tragic annihilation of Hieronymus’s brother’s family.

Eighteen years later, after a long pause, "Diwu" appeared after "Brunschwig."

Summer Fairmont didn’t know what the first "Qiwen Diwu" meant, but the following "Sommer Diwu" was none other than herself.

Simply putting down "Sommer Diwu" wasn’t enough, as it was followed by a note in parentheses saying "(Daughter of Qiwen Diwu)."

Translated into Chinese, it meant Summer Fairmont (Daughter of Quinn Fairmont).

Summer Fairmont couldn’t understand why a proper Brunschwig Family would suddenly have various kinds of "Diwu."

Clearly, Hieronymus’s handwritten letter she received included "your mother" and "your mom," so why had it suddenly turned into someone’s daughter?

As someone without a mom, how could she be the daughter of Qiwen Diwu?

Moreover, according to British customs, upon marriage, the wife takes the husband’s surname.

Any heir of the Brunschwig Family, regardless of gender, should bear the Brunschwig surname.

Throughout the 500-year history of the Brunschwig Family, there had been female heirs, yet they still carried the Brunschwig name.

Why was the appearance of Qiwen Diwu so abrupt?

A family tree with five hundred years of legacy suddenly broke off — even if that could be excused, how could the surname be directly changed?

The descriptions on the previous hundred pages were detailed and very refined.

Yet, on this last page, the beginning looked fine, but the latter part turned into scribbled lines.

The handwriting was inconsistent with all previous contents, making it look fake no matter how you looked at it.

Especially the name "Sommer Diwu" had a line drawn through it.

This "treatment" of writing down a name and then crossing it out was "enjoyed" only by Summer Fairmont.

On the last page, what satisfied Summer Fairmont the most was the line striking through her name.

It straightforwardly and candidly stated that this family tree had nothing to do with her.

The only thing that puzzled Summer Fairmont was Qiwen Diwu.

Why did the name seem so familiar yet, in actuality, had no impression on her at all?

In her puzzlement, Summer Fairmont opened the final document of the will.

Having already seen the whiskey, handwritten letter, and family tree, she didn’t mind looking at one more investigation report on Qiwen Diwu.

That’s how Summer Fairmont saw a more detailed report than the one Sean Lowell and Gordon Sterling saw at Sheriff Frederick’s place.