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after his death, drama would still be going on as long as Eleanor Kent was close by this family. Even though he’s taking great care of her from the dead, he still knows that she’s suffering in her own way too. If you ask me he was just a fool for love.”
     
    “He may have been a fool in love, but he had to be seriously in love with the woman to leave her all of that money. Not to mention that big house he left her. I mean what wealthy white man do you know that would’ve done something of that nature for a black woman back in those days that was feeling him and his brother? So, you can’t tell me that he didn’t really love her. Or hey,” he said deciding to lighten the subject. “Maybe he was infatuated or probably lusting over her if she had given him some of that wet, wet,” he grinned.
     
    “Boy, watch your mouth,” Mrs. Gray said with a light roll of the eyes. Marlon smiled at her as a sign of teasing with them at times.
     
    “Anyway, like I was saying. I’m sure she did give him some of her goodies,” he added making Mama Gray grin under her breath. “But again, he had to love her to leave her set like that financially for life.”
     
    Mrs. Gray could see where he was coming from, but she wasn’t trying to hear it without reasoning. “You’re right, Marlon. However, we’re not going to bring color in the equation because both your grandfather and your great uncle had jungle fever. They were going to end up with black woman regardless. I mean look at Mama Gray.” She said with sarcasm followed by a friendly smirk.
     
    “And, look at you,” Mama Gray shot back thinking that the pot couldn’t call the kettle black.
     
    Mrs. Gray cut her eyes at her mother-n-law. “Having jungle fever shouldn’t even apply to Ian. Technically, thanks to you, your son isn’t a full blooded white man.”
     
    “Well, he should’ve been. Besides being a darker color and having curlier hair, he’s every spit of his father.” Mama Gray stated.
     
    Mrs. Gray redirected her attention back to her son. “Anyway Marlon,” she continued while overlooking Mama Grays slick comeback. “Your uncle was in love, but my point is that he would never have the woman that he was in love with. She could never choose.”
     
    “It’s just sad that all those years Gray and your grandfather never made amends over a woman who left both of them behind. He should’ve just moved on with someone else like your granddad did with me.” Mama Gray added.
     
    “He probably couldn’t. Sometimes love can grab you so tight around the heart that you can’t shake it out of your system. I believe Unc died of a broken heart.” Marlon commented.
     
    “I’m sure he did with his bitter ass and even with that bitter heart he wanted to make sure that the love of his life would be taken care of, but that she’d never find love. I bet his ass is laughing from his grave at all the drama that the Kent women have caused in this family over the years just by him doing that shit.”
     
    “He was foolish.” Mrs. Gray chimed in while noticing a frown on her son’s face. “Don’t look at me like that. He was foolish. That woman gets mailbox money just like Mama Gray gets every month. He left her things in his Will like they’d actually gotten married.”
     
    “He was an Oil Baron, mom. He had money to literally burn if he wanted too. We’re all set for life thanks to him and Granddad, but why couldn’t he do what he wanted to do with the rest of his money? He couldn’t take it with him.”
     
    “It’s not the same, Marlon. Regardless of what you say, it’s a shame. They don’t have to work hard for nothing. It’s like life just hands them the simple, more expensive things like they deserve it or something.” Mrs. Gray stated as if she was feeling a bit bitter, too. Not being able to get rid of the Kent women was starting to literally drive her insane.
     
    “God blesses people in different ways,” Marlon chimed in.