"Well I wouldn't say everything," he said. "My world could do with a bit less competitiveness, to be honest with you. But that's neither here nor there."

"While admittedly I don't know anything about inheritance laws where you're from, where I'm from it's fairly common for siblings to inherit a home or a business jointly. Are you sure your parents wouldn't be willing to make an exception for the two of you? It hardly seems fair to ask a child your age to choose between their future and their sibling's."