Buoyant Billions by George Bernard Shaw. Short summary

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The main character is the daughter of a wealthy businessman named Bill Bujan. Her half-brothers and sisters began to divide her father’s money even before the latter’s death. He ended up leaving all the money to his daughter.

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Bill Bujan is a wealthy but elderly businessman with offspring from different wives. His children and stepbrothers and daughters of the girl described, even before the physical death of their own father, began to divide the money belonging to him. In addition, these people began to «pour dirt» on the main character, as they considered her a family «black sheep» (this girl was Bill’s child from his first marriage).

Soon, unexpectedly for the personalities present, the lady being described appears, claiming to have recently returned from Panama to hide from her love affair. After a while, she is met by her lover, who confesses to her that he wants to be with her due to the impressive amount of financial resources she has. At the same time, the guy declares that he has an irresistible attraction to her.

As a result, the protagonist agrees to marry him, and her father blesses the marriage, after which he decides to give all of his money to the couple.