The Legacy - La herencia

The Legacy

He was a singular character. From an early age he had the ability to discover the weaknesses of the people who lived with him  and he learned to make the most of their relationships with others.
One day, he was on a terrace with a friend he was duping to make for him a dirty job. Suddenly he realized that someone was watching him from across the street. He became livid when he recognized a former partner who had swindled. Not knew what to do. He turned his head, mumbled something to his friend and quickly rose to try to escape in the opposite direction that had seen his former partner. He had no time. He had reached his height and calledhim by his name. Terrified he turned and his former partner with a happy face embraced him warmly.

-My dear friend, you do not know how happy I am to see you again. Do you remember those lands that sold me at a very cheap price? Due to a clerical double error, these lands were not registered in your name in the registry of property, but of an official who had died without family, and also its extension was ten times that had sold me. The owner had given instructions that his testament should be opened if someone appear asking for those fields. It surprisingly in his will he declared that these lands would pass into the hands of the person concerned. These lands are urban lands, so thank to you, I am rich.

La herencia

Era un personaje singular. Desde muy pequeño había tenido la habilidad de descubrir las debilidades de las personas con las que trataba a menudo, y aprendió a sacar el máximo partido en sus relaciones con los demás.

Cierto día, estaba en una terraza con un amigo al que trataba de embaucar para que le hiciera un trabajo sucio. De repente se dio cuenta de que alguien le observaba desde el otro lado de la calle. Se quedó lívido al reconocer a un antiguo socio al que había estafado. No sabía qué hacer. Volvió la cabeza, le balbuceó algo a su amigo y se levantó rápidamente para tratar de escapar en dirección contraria a la que había visto a su socio. No tuvo tiempo. Él ya había llegado a su altura y le llamaba por su nombre. Aterrado se dio la vuelta y su socio con una sorprendente cara de felicidad le abrazó efusivamente.

-Querido amigo, no sabes lo feliz que soy al verte de nuevo. ¿Te acuerdas de aquellos terrenos que me vendiste a un precio muy barato? Debido a un error burocrático, esos terrenos no estaban inscritos a tu nombre en el registro de la propiedad, sino al de un funcionario que había muerto sin familia, y además su extensión era diez veces la que me habías vendido. El dueño había dado instrucciones para que se abriera su testamento si aparecía alguien interesándose por esos terrenos. Sorprendetemente en el testamento se declaraba que esos terrenos pasaran a manos de la persona interesada. Esos terrenos son urbanizables, así que gracias a ti soy rico.