Mercenary at heart - стр. 28

Staff member: "You stopped going to school three months ago. That was due to certain circumstances, of course… but still. Basic education, as you know, is compulsory for everyone, because if you don't complete it, you won't get a profession, you won't get a job anywhere and you can't do anything. Have you thought about going back to school again?"

Theodore: "I know, I want to and I have thought about it. As Mariana said, together we've already looked at a boxing school in this town. As soon as I'm officially adopted, I'll enroll there right away."

Staff member: "You can start going to that school now. Why simply waste precious time? Tell me, how is your relationship with your future big brother?"

Ted: "Good, we don't fight, we live as friends."

Staff member: "Now for the unpleasant part. Your real parents have passed away, sadly. But their possessions remain in the form of a modest apartment. Also, your daddy had a car, but the present whereabouts of the car are unknown. I am also aware that you have grandparents on both your mom's and dad's side. They have priority custody because they are blood relatives to you. Why don't you want to live with them?"

Ted: "My grandparents and I have been in a fight for years. They have shown me no attention and have never visited me since I was three years old. They didn't help me and my father in any way and left us to our own devices after my mom died. The Silver's took me in as their own child. I never got the kind of care I got from them, not even from my own parents. I think my grandfathers forgot all about me. Do you want me to go back to people who don't care about me at all?"

Staff member: "I'm just stating the facts. We'll figure it out. Now we will sign papers with you confirming the fact that you have accepted the inheritance, and from the moment you sign them, you will become the sole full owner of the apartment and the car."

The municipal clerk pulled two copies of the document out of a desk drawer and handed them to Theodore.

Staff member: "Read it carefully and put your initials and signature on the last pages."

Theodore quickly opened the last pages and signed without reading anything.

Staff member: "Are you sure you won't read it? Or do you have an instant-read scanner built into your head?"

Ted: "I trust you. You won't cheat… I'm much more concerned with finalizing the adoption as soon as possible."

Staff member: "Don't worry about that. If your grandparents don't want custody of you, and if your new family meets all the criteria, the adoption won't take long. That's it, you can go."