Ch. 386..390: Stay Around You Now And Forever (Hunter Jackson) Chapter 386-390
Chapter 386: Emily, It’s Really You
Should I go back to him?
Even if Hunter didn't say the name, Emily knew whom he was talking about.
She looked down at the side of his face.
Hunter still closed his eyes, not even lifting his eyelids.
Emily was not hesitating, nor was she thinking about how to answer the question. Instead, she was in a daze.
How long had it been since they talked like this?
In the past month, every time they stayed together, they were having sex like beasts.
And they never talked during sex.
She did not say anything, and Hunter remained silent.
Emily didn't know if he was waiting for her reply or if he was asleep.
After a long time, she said indifferently, "He won't want me now."
"What if he still wants you?" This question was going too far.
Emily was still with Hunter now. Should she tell the truth or just lie to him?noveldrama
However, she was not troubled and did not want to lie to him.
"I'll live by myself."
Whether he was satisfied or not, this answer was true.
Unexpectedly, Hunter nodded and said, "Good."
This man!
Hunter went silent again.
It was quiet, and there was a sense of peace in the room.
Hunter was about to fall asleep. He had a heavy breathing, and he also snored slightly.
He would only snore when he was tired.
So, he was really tired lately.
After confirming that he was asleep, Emily carefully tried to put his head back on the pillow.
However, he was awakened by his nightmare halfway.
He flipped over and hugged her tightly, with his head going towards her soft belly.
"Don't leave me!"
Emily did not say anything, nor did she dare to move.
But soon, Hunter fell asleep again and continued to snore.
It was rare for him to sleep so soundly.
Emily decided to ignore his words in dream.
She didn't want to think too much. It would only get her in despair at last.
The next morning, when Hunter woke up, he was still lying on Emily's lap.
The moment he moved, Emily was woken up by him.
After the head that had rested on her leg all night was removed, she could not react.
The sourness in her legs made her frown and snort softly.
"What are you doing here?" Hunter sat up and stared at Emily coldly.
One night later, Hunter was still the old Hunter. He just looked at her coldly.
"I didn't do anything." Emily almost rolled her eyes at him.
Did he drink too much last night and forget about everything? Or did he say that on purpose?
Forget it. It was useless to argue with Hunter.
Emily climbed down from the bed.
However, her legs were too numb. Just as her feet touched the ground, she lost her balance and fell.
As for Hunter, who was standing at the side, he just watched her fall and didn't even have the intention to help her.
He didn't even think about who had caused her legs to go so numb.
He was so ungrateful!
Emily struggled to get up and turned to walk towards the door.
Hunter's room was indeed not somewhere an ordinary person like her could stay.
Just as she reached the door, she heard Hunter's deep voice behind her, "When will you finish your exams?"
"I've got two today, and three tomorrow."
"If you have anything else you need to do after the exams, get it done as soon as
possible. I need you to go to City L with me on Saturday."
Emily was surprised and turned to look at him, "City L?"
She suddenly thought of that old man's gentle face.
She hadn't seen Grandpa Gale for more than a month. She wondered how he
was now.
By the way, it had been more than a month since Wendy had lived in the Gale's. Emily nodded to Hunter. When she was about to leave, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing in City L?"
"Do you think that you have the right to ask?" Hunter raised his eyebrows and looked impatient.
His little tenderness at last night had disappeared.
Emily snorted and opened the door.
She just couldn't have any fantasies about him.
After all, fantasies would only lead to despair.
That was fine. She would not ask again. What was the big deal?
Just as she was about to walk out of the room, she heard his voice again. It was
so low that women loved and hated it.
"The Gales have found their only granddaughter. They are hosting a dinner this Saturday to announce it."
A granddaughter of the Gale family ... Wendy...
Emily's fingertips trembled and she was shocked on the spot.
"You're not leaving?" Hunter was urging her to get out.
This time, Emily did not get angry at all. She just didn't have the energy to be angry.
She walked back to her room slowly with a blank mind.
About the granddaughter of the Gale family ... Because of Hunter, she just put this matter aside.
She was going to wait until the end of the three months to figure out what had happened back then.
However, she didn't realize that others would go far away if she did not make a move.
The Gale family in City L... Wendy... Kate ... Sally ...
All those things that seemed not related to each other suddenly jumped out in her mind.
She was in a mess.
After Emily returned to her room and closed the door, Liam walked over from afar.
He knocked on Hunter's door and entered.
"Mr.Hunter, here is the information you want."
He put a document on the table with a gloomy face.
"When Matriarch had an accident back then, the man in that photo was really Calvin."
Emily had nothing to do.
After finishing the last exam on Wednesday, she went to the hospital to see Sally.
As for the company, it was still the same.
They always had video meetings and communicated with each other on the Internet.
So this Thursday, Emily and Hunter arrived in City L ahead of schedule.
Hunter and Joseph seemed to have some business to discuss. As soon as they arrived in City L, Joseph invited Hunter over.
Hunter did not restrict Emily's freedom of movement. He just left leaving Ewan to
her.
In fact, it was surveillance.
That afternoon, Emily went out of the hotel and walked around the surrounding commercial streets.
Ewan had been following behind her all this time, and there was no communication between them. He hadn't said a word to her all the afternoon.
Emily knew that Ewan hated her very much because of Wendy.
This man must like Wendy.
However, it wasn't surprising.
Wendy knew how to win a man's heart. Many men liked her.
When she was tired of walking, Emily sat down on a stone stool by the street.
Holding the hot milk tea she just bought, she sipped it casually.
On the street not far away, a low-key luxury car stopped by the side of the road.
"Look, is that Emily? I didn't have the wrong person, did I? Milo, look!"
Sawyer was so anxious that he pushed open the car door. Without waiting for
Milo's reply, he walked over quickly.
Milo hurriedly got off the car and chased after him.
"Old Master, wait for me. Don't run too fast. Be careful of falling!"
"Back off! You're the old man who would fall. I'm strong!"
Sawyer went straight to Emily like he was flying over. Then he grabbed her
shoulder.
"Emily! It's really you! My God! Why are you here?"☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
Chapter 387: You Look Exactly the SameWhen Sawyer got off the car and ran over, Ewan had noticed these two old men.
If he hadn't recognized they were the Gale family's master and butler, he would have stopped them from approaching Emily.
After all, running over like this really scared people.
Although he did not like Emily, Hunter had ordered him to protect her.
No matter how much he disliked her, he must ensure her safety.
Emily's head ached from being shaken of the old man in front of her. After seeing him clearly, her eyes lit up and she became excited. "Grandpa Gale, why are you here?"
"Shouldn't I ask this question first?" Sawyer held her hand tightly. "Didn't they say that you can't come because of your exams?"
Of course, this "they" referred to Wendy's parents.
Emily narrowed her eyes. It was not strange that Charles had come. But, Kate?
Kate, who had been hiding for so long, finally dared to show up?
However, after following Hunter for so long, she learned that she couldn't be too impulsive when anything happened.
Back then, it was because she was impulsive that she had harmed himself. At that time, she almost harmed Lois.
Therefore, this time, even if Kate appeared in front of her, she couldn't let herself lose control.
"Is Dad and Aunt Kate here?" Emily suppressed the shock in her heart and smiled at Sawyer.
"You call her Aunt Kate?" Sawyer was a little puzzled.
"Well ..."
"Miss Emily! It's really you! Old Master has sharp eyes! I didn't see you clearly just now."
Milo finally ran in front of them, panting heavily.
As for their bodyguards, they were all on the side.
Seeing that Ewan was not far behind Emily, no one approached each other in order to avoid conflict.
There were always conflicts of vibe between bodyguards.
Therefore, they would always try to stay as far away as possible from other bodyguards.
After all, there was no dangerous here.
After being interrupted by Milo, Sawyer forgot what he was thinking about just
now.
He still held Emily's hand tightly and was extremely excited.
"When they said that you didn't have time to come, you didn't know how
disappointed I was. So, are you trying to surprise me?"
Emily's mind changed. Finally, she nodded.
"I also want to give my sister a surprise. So, Grandpa, can you promise me that you won't let anyone know about it?"
"Of course!" As long as she came, nothing else mattered.
Sawyer didn't know why he was looking forward to seeing this little girl again.
Perhaps it was because she was Wendy's younger sister. He loved Wendy, so he also loved her sister Emily and regarded her as his granddaughter.
Anyway, he was very happy to see Emily!
"By the way, when did you come? Did you finish the exam?"
"Yes, I finished the exam yesterday. I came here early this morning. I'm staying at the hotel now."
“Staying at a hotel? No way. You should go home with me. It's not comfortable outside. And it's not safe, either."
Sawyer didn't want her to stay at the hotel.
But for now, Emily didn't want Wendy to know that she had come.
Most importantly, Kate also came this time.
If she lived in the Gales', they would definitely meet her.
"Grandpa, I just want to give them a surprise. What's the point if you make me live in the Gales'?"noveldrama
She grabbed Sawyer's hand and pulled him gently.
"Grandpa, don't expose me. Otherwise, I won't speak to you anymore."
Just now, Emily called him Grandpa Gale. He always felt that something was missing and his heart was empty.
Now that she called him grandpa, he felt everything was alright.
How could Sawyer resist the little girl's coquettish behavior? He immediately compromised with her!
"Alright, alright. You can stay at a hotel. But you have to stay at our family's hotel!"
It was not safe for his granddaughter to live at another hotel.
"Grandpa, I came with Hunter this time. Is it safe enough?"
She turned around and pointed at Ewan, "See, there is a bodyguard. How could I be dangerous?"
She was just a little girl. Who would plot against a little girl for no reason?
Milo also smiled and said, "Don't be too nervous, Old Master. Young Master Hunter has made good arrangements."
Sawyer looked at Ewan and still felt a little worried.
He leaned closer to Emily and lowered his voice, "Emi, what is the relationship between you and Hunter?"
Wendy had said that Emily was a maid in the Jacksons'. But now, Hunter had taken her out and even asked his bodyguards to protect her.
It was impossible that she was just a temporary domestic worker.
"That's because Wendy has a good relationship with him!"
Emily didn't want to lie to Sawyer. But her relationship with Hunter would make
him worry.
There was no need to talk about such a shameful relationship.
"Grandpa, why did you go out today? Don't you need to go back to work? Grandpa, you must be lazy."
She sounded quite natural when she changed the topic. Sawyer did not react and replied her.
"I'm old. Now, I don't care much about the company's affairs."
"Is Master Joseph dealing with them?" Emily asked.
Sawyer nodded, "Yeah, you can just call him Joseph like Wendy"
"Alright."
As long as Sawyer didn't ask her about Hunter, she was fine with everything.
Grandpa held Emily's hand and said, "You just came to City L, right? I will show you around, okay?"
When he came out today, he wanted to pick out a special gift for Wendy and give it to her on the dinner.
However, he didn't expect to meet Emily here.
So, it seemed like he could put the gift thing aside for a while.
Emily turned around and looked at Ewan. Ewan said indifferently, "Young Master
Hunter didn't care about where you go."
As long as she didn't try to get rid of him.
Emily was delighted and nodded at Sawyer.
She was also happy to be with Grandpa Gale, just like when she was with Mrs. Jackson, Hunter's grandmother.
When Sawyer held Emily's hand and was about to take her somewhere, an old man in his sixties walked over quickly.
"Sawyer, it's really you."
"Kenny, you came shopping too. What a coincidence!"
They were friends who had known each other for many years. And they had both retired.
Leaving young people to fight at the company, they lived a retired life. And it was common for them to go shopping.
Kenny looked at Emily, who was being held by Sawyer. The smile in his eyes became even more obvious.
“Is this the granddaughter you just found? She looks exactly the same as you. Look at her eyes and features!"
"Really?" Sawyer was very delighted.
Although Emily was not his granddaughter, he was happy to hear that they looked
alike!
Hearing this, Milo walked in front of them from behind. He looked at them very carefully. Suddenly, his eyes widened.
"Yes, Emily looks really alike to our Old Master! That's amazing!"
There were wrinkles on Sawyer's face because of his age. But they had known him for decades.
Emily's face and her sassy look really resembled Sawyer when he was young.
If people didn't know the truth, they would think they were grandfather and granddaughter!00
Chapter 388: Someone in this Family Wants to Harm Me
He looked exactly like Grandpa Gale?
Emily subconsciously stared at Grandpa Gale and suddenly had a strange
feeling.
Something became clear in her mind.
The thoughts she had before, which were interrupted, now came back to her.
She bit her lip, and then suddenly grabbed Grandpa Gale's hair.
"Grandpa, look, you have so many white hair now. You should take good care of your hair."
"What are you talking about, Emi? I'm old enough to have white hair."
However, Emily's caring tone made the old man very happy.
Milo smiled and said, "Emi, your grandpa is already in his seventies. It's normalnoveldrama
for him to have white hair. You should take a look at my hair."
He pointed at his short, half-white hair and smiled.
"I'm younger than your grandpa. But I also have a lot of white hair."
"Grandpa, you are already in your seventies?"
Thinking about grandpa's age, Emily felt a little sad.
Actually, the old man had been taken good care of himself and had a positive
attitude towards life, which made him look like a man in his sixties.
Emily just realized that grandpa was actually in his seventies.
An old man finally found his only biological granddaughter at this age. Of course, he would dote on her.
Somehow she felt a little jealous of Wendy.
"What's wrong? Are you afraid that I will leave you soon?"
"Grandpa, don't say things like that!"
His words made Emily very sad.
When she thought of her mother, who she barely remembered, and her grandmother, her heart twitched.
Seeing that the little girl was about to cry, Patriarch Gale immediately felt sorry for her.
"It's fine. It's fine. Grandpa is lying. Don't be sad, Emi. Grandpa will live to be a hundred. Don't be sad."
Kenny sighed. He was really envious of them.
"Stop showing off your good relationship in front of me. It makes me feel so lonely."
Since he was a good old friend of Patriarch Gale's, he was also from a noble family.
He also brought a lot of bodyguards with him. Not far behind him, there were all bodyguards.
But in wealthy families like theirs, the relationships between the family members were always intense.
The children and grandchildren of his all wished for him to die soon so that they could inherit his property.
Seeing Patriarch Gale and his granddaughter being so nice to each other, he was moved.
Emily suppressed the pain in her heart, gently pushed the old man and smiled.
"Grandpa, I'm not a child. You don't need to coax me like that. People will laugh at us."
"I'm not afraid to be laughed at."
Milo also wanted to say something, but his phone suddenly rang.
He walked to the side and picked up the phone.
A few seconds later, Milo rushed over, looking worried, "Patriarch Gale, Wendy ... something happened to Wendy!"
Another accident.
However, in wealthy families, accidents may be caused by people.
Wendy had only been back for a month, but this was the third accident that happened to her.
She didn't suffer much from the two accidents before. But this time, she almost died!
"Grandpa, Grandpa ..."
Seeing Patriarch Gale, Wendy immediately burst into tears.
"Grandpa, I almost died, I thought I could never see you again..."
"What happened?" Patriarch Gale hurriedly went over and held her in his arms.
He turned around and glared at Joseph, "Didn't you ask someone to protect Wendy? How come bad things still happened to Wendy?"
"..."
"It was not his fault. I shouldn't have insisted to take a walk outside."
Wendy looked at Joseph, and then turned to Patriarch Gale, crying pitifully. "Grandpa, someone in this family wants to harm me. I can't stay here anymore!"
The old man hurriedly said, "How can it be? No one in our family will harm you. Everyone loves you."
Wendy cried even louder.
Kate walked up to her and gently rubbed her head.
She looked at Patriarch Gale with an uneasy expression, "Patriarch Gale, our Wendy really suffered a lot here."
"What's wrong? Mrs. Winston, are people here disrespectful to you?"
Charles and Kate weren't Wendy's biological parents. They adopted her.
However, they raised Wendy up.
Thus, Patriarch Gale showed them a lot of respect.
He was also very afraid that the couple would insist on bringing Wendy back.
"Mrs. Winston, if someone didn't treat you well, I apologize for them. Mrs. Winston, please forgive us."
The dignified Patriarch Gale was actually so respectful to these nobodies. It was outrageous!
Most of the people here from the Gale family immediately looked unhappy.
Patriarch Gale had two daughters. Both of them were outstanding characters in
the family and held very important positions in the Gale Group.
Now, the old man was obedient to Kate.
Then, do they also need to cater to that woman like he did?
They had long been accustomed to being superior, how could they endure such grievances?
The older daughter, Lottie, said with an indifferent expression, "Dad, we are the only members in the family. Isn't it too much to say that someone in our family wants to harm her?"
The younger daughter Sasha was also unpleased.
"Dad, before Wendy came back, we had such a good time."
"Now, she actually suspects that someone in this family wants to harm her. What is she trying to do?"
"Grandpa, are the aunts saying that I want to sow discord and break this family?" Wendy's tears dropped again.
She had a wound on her arm. But she pushed the old man away and wanted to get off the bed.
"I really can't stay in this family anymore. No one really cares about me other than my foster parents!"
The old man hurriedly stopped her. She was seriously injured and there were blood on the bandage on her arm!
"Wendy, they didn't mean that. The aunts just wanted to tell you that they would never harm you."
"But Grandpa, you saw it too. The aunts look down on me."
Right now, Wendy was not afraid of having conflict with Lottie and Sasha at all.
It was the truth that they didn't respect her.
Ever since she entered the house, they had been mean to her.
Although they were the daughters of Patriarch Gale, their sons' surnames were originally not Gale.
They brought their husbands and sons into the Gale family, yet they still dared to be arrogant in front of her, the real Miss Gale.
How could she not be angry?
"Grandpa, I'm not happy here at all. I want to go back to Bentson City. I don't want to stay here anymore!"
"Wendy, this ... How can this be? You're my biological granddaughter! You should stay with me!"
The old man was so frightened that he hurriedly turned to Milo for help.
Milo hurriedly said, "Wendy, there is some misunderstanding. Lottie and Sasha both like you. They are your biological aunts!"
Something flashed through Kate's eyes. She also held Wendy's hand and
softened her voice.
"Wendy, Patriarch Gale is your own Grandpa. You are the only orthodox Miss in
this family. No one in this family dares to bully you."
"Don't worry. Patriarch Gale won't let anything happen to you here."
Chapter 389: Love Mixed with Guilt
There was nothing wrong with Kate's words.
Wendy's status was indeed higher than the two aunts'.
Most importantly, she was the only child of Patriarch Gale's favorite son.
The old man loved his granddaughter as much as he loved his little son.
Therefore, no one would dare to bully her here.
However, what Kate said was unacceptable for the two daughters of Patriarch Gale.
More than that, it was an offense.
Lottie and Sasha were furious.
They received no respect from this damn girl since she had returned who even interfered with their matters.
And now, she even wanted a share of the Gale Group!
"Dad, no one in this family would to bully her, but she can't bully others."
Lottie really didn't want to argue with a little girl, but these people were going too far.
Sasha also said angrily, "She doesn't know anything about the Gale Group, but she keeps ordering around my people."
"When something went wrong, she blamed it all on us. I scolded her because I couldn't take it anymore."
"Wendy is still a little girl. You should be easy on her."
The old man's words revealed his partiality for Wendy.noveldrama
He looked at his two daughters angrily.
"Wendy is your younger brother's biological daughter. I will give her twice what your brother used to have."
"The Gale Group will also be Wendy's in the future. If she wants to work there, you should help her instead of doing everything you can to stop her."
"Dad, what are you talking about? Are you going to give the Gale Group to an outsider?"
Sasha was already on the verge of lashing out. Hearing that, she couldn't hold back the anger any longer!
"Dad, you ..."
"Is there a problem? I planned to leave the Gale Group to Harley. Now that he is no longer with us, I should give it to her daughter."
"But, Dad, we have also devoted a lot to the Gale Group!"
Sasha almost cried!
Dad only cared about his youngest son, Harley. The two daughters had been by his side and helped him for so many years, and they at least should get some credit for it!
Didn't he appreciate their effort at all?
Although Lottie acted calm, she secretly clenched her fists.
Her sharp fingernails almost pinched through her skin.
Patriarch Gale really wanted to give the Gale Group to Harley's child.
What about their children?
Right now, the most outstanding young person in the family was her eldest son, Joseph. He had just become the CEO of the Gale Group. Everyone had witnessed his abilities over the years.
Would her son be suppressed because of Wendy's return?
"Anyway, the Gale Group will be Wendy's in the future. I don't want to argue with
you guys. Whoever objects can come to see me tonight!"
Then, Patriarch Gale said with a sullen expression, "Milo, send them out."
"Yes."
Milo looked at everyone and shook his head, "Let's go out first. Let Miss Wendy have a good rest. We can talk about this later."
Sasha still wanted to say something, but was stopped by Milo who gave her a hint with his eyes.
Patriarch Gale was angry now. He was not in the mood of arguing.
"Grandpa, we are leaving now. You can spend some time with Wendy."
Joseph acted calm. He held his mother by the arm and said, "Mom, let's go out."
Lottie nodded. Her son was always so calm and mature.
She was proud of him.
Unfortunately, his surname wasn't Gale at first. After he took his mother's
surname, Patriarch Gale still didn't treat him as the real young master of the Gale family.
Seeing that her sister had left, Sasha could only follow her. She didn't want to confront her father alone.
Otherwise, she would have to take full responsibility.
Milo took everyone out of Wendy's room.
When they reached the hall, Sasha finally lost her temper.
"Milo, you have seen what kind of person this Miss is."
“She has been trying to sow discord in this family. She always says that we bully
her, but you know the truth!"
"Who have bullied her after she came back? Who dares to bully her?"
Milo moved his lips, but in the end, he didn't say anything and only sighed. Sasha still refused to stop!
"Right now, it's like she has used black magic on our father!"
"Madam, don't say things like that. If Patriarch Gale hears this, he will be angry again."
"Isn't that so? I wonder what Wendy did to him. Why did he change completely after she came back?"
"Aunty, don't put it like that."
Joseph looked at her and smiled faintly, "You should know that Grandpa still feels guilty about interfering with uncle's relationship with Talia."
Patriarch Gale wasn't directly responsible for Harley's car accident.
But if Patriarch Gale hadn't stopped him from being with Talia, Harley wouldn't need to leave home.
If he didn't leave, perhaps that car accident wouldn't have happened.
"Grandpa is only making up for it by being nice to Wendy."
Therefore, Patriarch Gale's love for Wendy was mixed with guilt.
So he couldn't see Wendy suffer at all.
He wanted to make up for Harley's daughter. Actually, everyone could understand him.
Sasha looked at him and sighed.
"My son is a lost cause. He knows nothing but goof around. I don't count on him anymore, but you're different!"
She looked at Lottie, still indignant.
"Sasha, look at Joseph. There's nothing wrong with him. How come he can't inherit the Gale Group?"
"Aunty, stop saying things like that!"
Joseph wasn't happy to hear the compliments. Instead, he took on a serious face and said,
"Grandpa has already made it very clear that the Gale Group will be Wendy's."
He wasn't unsatisfied with grandpa's decision. He just wanted to tell everyone not to say such things again.
No matter who said it, in the end, it would seem to others that he wanted to take over the Gale Group.
Milo also said, "Madam, for the sake of Young Master Joseph, you really shouldn't say such things again."
Sasha took a deep breath and finally suppressed her anger.
Then she said, "Alright, I won't say it again. But it's unfair. I'm still angry about it!"
"Sasha, I'll go now!"
She turned around and left, still furious.
"Mom, you should also go back and have a good rest."
Joseph looked at his mother and said with a gentle voice.
Lottie stared at his outstanding face for a long time. Then she nodded, "Alright, I'm leaving. You keep an eye on grandpa."
"I know."
After watching them leave, Joseph was about to return to his room and continue
his work.
Suddenly, the servant walked over and said respectfully, "Young Master, there are
some guests outside. They are looking for you."
Who would come to see him at this time?
Joseph was a little surprised, "Who are they?"
The servant replied, "It seems to be ... the eldest young master of the Jackson
family."0000
Chapter 390: It Will All Be Yours in the Future
In the room, Wendy grabbed Patriarch Gale's sleeve and looked aggrieved.
"Grandpa, you saw it. The aunts don't like me at all. They look down on me." "How could that be? We are a family. No one will look down on you."
Patriarch Gale patted her hand gently. Every time he saw the wound on her arm, he felt sorry for her.
Wendy had only been back for a month. But several accidents had happened to her in such a short period of time.
Could it be that someone in this family really wanted to harm her?
"Wendy, what exactly happened today?"
He only heard that she was almost hit by a car.
Neither Patriarch Gale nor Milo knew the details of the accident.
"I don't know what exactly happened. I was walking on the street with Mom and Aunt Kate when a car behind us suddenly came rushing at me."
"Yes, Patriarch Gale. Thank god that Wendy noticed the car. Otherwise she might have been..."
Kate's face was filled with fear, as if she did not dare to recall the accident.
"Did you see who was in the car?" Patriarch Gale immediately asked.
Wendy shook her head and murmured, "I was scared to death. There was no time for me to take notice of the driver."
"That's right, Patriarch Gale. Wendy almost died there."
Kate hurriedly said, "It's a terrible thing to recall. How could one bear it?"
Tears oozed out at the corners of her eyes when Wendy heard this.
"Grandpa, do you not believe me? But I ... I am your granddaughter!"
"Of course I believe you!" Patriarch Gale hurriedly explained, "I just want to know exactly what happened."
"Also, where did this happen? I will send someone to investigate it. We will definitely find out who is behind this."
"We shouldn't!" Wendy immediately grabbed his sleeve and said anxiously, "Grandpa, if ... if you find out that it was really someone in this family who did this, then how could we live together under the same roof?"
"But... truth could dispel your doubts. If it's not someone from this family, wouldn't that be better?"
Now, she was worried that an investigation would hurt everyone's feeling.
Wasn't she worried that she would hurt people's feelings when she accused someone in this family of hurting her?
What she said was more straightforward and offensive.
"Grandpa, please don't. I'm really scared!"
Wendy glanced at Kate, who secretly gave her a hint.
Wendy grabbed her grandpa's sleeve again and softened her tone.
"Actually, Grandpa, I know that everyone looks down on me because I didn't grow up in this family."noveldrama
"Not to mention that everyone in this family is a big shot with high status, while I am nothing."
"You are Harley's daughter and my only biological granddaughter. You are not nothing."
Patriarch Gale' heart ached, especially when he thought of his son who had passed away.
"Each one of them holds shares of the Gale family. But I don't have anything in my hands."
Wendy bit her lips and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Even though I am my father's daughter, who in this family is willing to admit my status?"
Patriarch Gale looked at her quietly.
Kate was a bit anxious and gave Wendy another hint.
Wendy might have appeared a bit anxious. Kate wondered if it would strike Patriarch Gale as inappropriate.
Right now, they were facing the Master of the Gale family.
Patriarch Gale had already stepped down from the business now. But he was a
big shot back then. There was no doubt about that.
Although he looked amiable now, they should still be careful.
Legends like him had all fought their way to their positions. They had been through a lot.
She didn't know whether they could play tricks with him.
However, Wendy did not seem to be worried at all. She had already figured him out.
He would definitely agree!
"Grandpa, did Dad also have no status in this family back then?"
"How could it be?" Patriarch Gale responded, bitterly.
Actually, Harley had always been his soft spot and a name not to be mentioned in the family.
In the past few days, Wendy had mentioned his name again and again. Every time, it hurt him.
"Then, what will make people respect you?"
Patriarch Gale didn't want to hear anything bad about Harley anymore, so he asked directly.
"Grandpa, actually I don't want anything. You know that I don't care about money."
Wendy wiped her tears, but still looked aggrieved, "I just... just don't want to be looked down on! If my father sees it from heaven, he would definitely feel sad for me."
"When I go to the company next week, I will transfer the shares intended for Harley to you."
"Really?" Wendy's eyes lit up.
After saying that, she realized her excitement was a bit too much.
She immediately restrained her smile and said, "Grandpa, I can tell that you really
loved dad. As his daughter, I am really happy."
"As long as you're happy." Patriarch Gale nodded.
As if her happiness was all he cared about.
"Have a good rest. Grandpa will go back to do some preparations. I will take you
to the company with me next week."
He wanted to leave, but Wendy still seemed to have something to say.
However, it was difficult for her to say it.
Normally, when Patriarch Gale saw her face like this, he would go ahead and ask her if there was anything wrong.
But today, he ignored it and turned around to leave.
Kate and Charles instantly grew edgy about it, so did Wendy. She almost fell off the bed.
"Grandpa... Grandpa!" She suddenly called him softly.
Patriarch Gale stopped and turned to look at her. "What's wrong? Do you still feel uncomfortable?"
"I ... not very much. It's just that the wound still hurts a bit."
Wendy's face immediately wrinkled together, as if it really hurt.
Patriarch Gale hurriedly turned around and looked at her arm. "Is it very painful?
I'll call the doctor to have a look at it."
"It's okay, Grandpa! Seeing that you care so much about me, I don't feel the pain anymore."
Wendy smiled at him. Difficult as it is, the question had to be asked.
"Well, Grandpa, how many shares did you plan to give Dad?"
Patriarch Gale remained silent.
Wendy panicked, "Grandpa, are you ... upset? If so, I won't ask any more questions!"
She lowered her head, looking depressed.
"I just want to know more about Dad. If I know more about him, it would feel like
he is still here with me."
"Grandpa, I don't mean anything else. I won't ask questions about him in the future if you are upset."
"All of it." Patriarch Gale said with a serious look, which implied no anger at all.
Though, he looked a bit depressed.
"But you're still young," he said. "I'll give you ten percent next week."
"Ten percent?"
"Don't worry. Your two aunts only have five percent of the shares each."
Patriarch Gale patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "In the future, the entire Gale Group will be yours."‒‒