“What do you mean?” She looked up and stared at him with a confused look on her face. It came as a shock to her to hear such an accusation laid against her grandmother. He claimed she hadn't only tried to kill him once but twice. Of course, she didn't expect that. Even though her grandmother used to be cruel and arrogant, she couldn't be ruthless to try to kill him, not after she did what she wanted and divorced him. How could she do such a thing? As much as she didn't want to believe him, she had her suspicions about her grandmother. Although her grandmother came with some thugs to Smith, she believed she only wanted to scare him to beg on their behalf before the Emperor. “I'm sure you heard me clearly,” he responded and stroked his chin, maintaining a calm demeanor. “Yes, I did but I don't understand anything that you just said. I hope you'll put more light on it,” he said. “There's nothing to put light to. When she comes back to life, ask her how many times she has tried to
“Once I get hold of him, I'll make sure I break him into pieces.”“Tear him limb by limb by limb. I'll make sure he regrets playing with me.”“How dare he? What a gut!”“I can't wait to leave this god-damned place and teach that lad a lesson.”Georgia placed her hand under her clenched jaw as she watched her grandmother ranting. She knew she was bluffing. As far as he still had the Edward family as his backbone, she knew there was nothing she could do for him. She wouldn't want to offend them the second time. Maybe their family would cease to exist. “Haven't you learned your lesson?” She asked and Madam Kate looked up instantly. “What did you say?” Madam Kate demanded in a cold tone and she scoffed. “You heard me. Haven't you had enough? Why did you want to kill him again?” Georgia asked in a cold tone. “What's the meaning of the question you've been asking me? Answer me,” Madam Kate sounded angry. She was angry at her granddaughter for poking her nose into a business that does
Georgia rubbed her hand on her face as she forced back the tears that threatened to pour down from her eyes. She couldn't believe that such a thing could happen to her. She wished she'd known that her grandmother was vicious, she wouldn't have allowed such a thing to happen. “That's not possible. You can't keep being right, Smith,” she mumbled to herself with a puzzled look on her face. She stood up from the chair and walked toward the clerk. “How may I help you, ma'am?” The hospital biller asked her with a cute smile on her delicate face. “I want you to check the medical transaction of Kate Rodriquez,” she said and the biller gulped into nothing. Who hasn't heard that name in the Phoenix? Although they were not as powerful as the Edward family, they were among the top ten families in the State. “Huh?” Georgia called out and she snapped out of her trance. The biller zoned out on her. “I'm sorry ma'am. I'm on it,” the biller said and she scoffed. The biller turned to the comput
“What's wrong?” Madam Kate muttered with a confused look on her face. “Ghost?” She arched her eyebrows as the words that came out of their mouth resounded in her head. Ghost? Were they talking about her? She asked herself even though she had gotten an answer to the question. They were all staring at her like she was a ghost or a spirit. Fear and panic embraced them as they stared at their grandmother, who was supposed to be dead, standing before them hale and healthy. Isn't she? Even if they doubted it, William couldn't doubt what he heard. He couldn't misheard Smith when he said that he didn't want to have anything to do with Smith. How is she alive? Did she go back to death? As bizarre and crazy as his idea might seem, he couldn't think of something better to explain how she managed to return home alive. He still believed she was a ghost. “Ghost. Who is a ghost?” Madam Kate asked in her usual cold and dominant tone. She thought she would be able to change their mind by speak
William stared at his grandmother with a confused look on his face. He couldn't tell why his grandma suddenly became angry and slapped him. They were so good earlier that they even hugged. But why did she slap him? He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. He stroked his chin calmly with a cold look on his face as he turned to his Grandmother, patiently waiting for her to explain why she slapped him. “Why did she slap him?”“Weren't they on good terms earlier?”“What has he done to deserve such a deafening slap?”“I thought he was grandma's favorite. Maybe no one is above being scolded by her.”They discussed silently among themselves, with sarcasm dripping from their voices. They were unaware that he could hear them. He clenched his fist with an angry look and bit on his lower lips till he almost bled. “That's because you deserve me,” she said in a cold tone and he swallowed hard. “But I did nothing wrong,” he complained and she scoffed. “Of course, you did nothing
“That's enough,” she slammed her fist on the table making a loud thud sound and they all kept quiet. None of them dare to talk, especially when she's angry. They could only watch her do what she wanted. She was the leader anyway. “You can't lecture me on what to do or not. Of course, I know that you all are just trying to be nice to me and all of that but you don't need to exaggerate on the situation.”“I'm fine. I know that I'm fine. Nothing will happen to me, okay? I'm not ready to leave you guys yet so you should worry less and let's face the trouble. We don't have much time left,” she said and they nodded their heads in agreement even though they were convinced. If only she knew the repercussions, she wouldn't have sent the nurse away. “So what are you planning to do, Grandma?” William spoke up to ease the tension in the hall and she looked up. “That's right. We have two things on our plate. We have to come up with any idea to bring the company back to its feet and we also nee
Madam Kate stared at him with a suspicious and confused look on her face. His statement caught her attention so she couldn't control her curiosity. “What did you just say?” she asked and he looked up with a sly smile on his face that she didn't notice. “I was surprised that it was because of Smith that she's also doing this to you,” he said and she frowned. She glared at him as she didn't get the answer that she wanted. She wanted to know why he exclaimed in such a way. He must have a reason to say it again!“Don't play around with me and answer my question. What do you mean by Smith again?” She asked in a cold tone and he took a deep breath. He cleared his throat and adjusted his suit properly. “It's nothing serious just that I noticed something suspicious going on between those folk,” he said in a calm yet deep tone. “Can you explain better in detail and stop beating around the bush?” She asked and he nodded his head. “Yes.”“After Smith called Georgia to come, I think she con
Olivia arched her eyebrows with a confused look on her after her grandmother hung up on the call. What could be wrong? She asked herself but she couldn't get an answer to it. She couldn't understand why her mother and William were angry at her daughter. She believed nothing was going on between her daughter and Smith. How could she go back to her ex-husband? Not like he was a good and rich person. She clenched her fist with an angry look as she remembered how she was humiliated by William, whom she could give birth to. She couldn't do anything about him because he had the support of Madam Kate, her mother. She dropped her phone on the table and walked out of the sitting room to the customized caller room. She exhaled as her gaze landed on the bourbon drink on the numerous shelves that different drinks were placed on. She picked her favorite wine and walked out of the room with one glass cup. She poured herself a cup of wine and sat cross-legged on the chair then sipped from it w