Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
At the mention of the past events, Michael could still feel the overwhelming emotions he felt back then.
At the mention of the past events, Michael could still feel the overwhelming emotions he felt back then.
“What happened after that?”
Michael took a sip of water to moisten his throat before continuing, “After that, I personally picked a suitable husband for your mother, but on the wedding day itself, she eloped with that poor guy.”
He gritted his teeth angrily after the mention of ‘eloped’.
“Have you never thought about searching for her?”
Michael’s expression darkened in response. “I wanted to, but unfortunately, another accident happened on that day itself-Your aunt committed suicide.”
When Elspeth recalled the accident, she felt helpless and pitied her aunt.
“I just lost a daughter. If my eldest daughter does something extreme due to the pressure I gave her, it might do more harm than good, so I decided to let her go.”
It turned out that the reason Helena could live happily with Grover in anonymity was thanks to her younger sister, but it came at the cost of her life.
“That is why I strongly refuse to marry you off to the Winthrop Family.”
After pondering for a moment, Elspeth thought her reply might sound biased-which might make him feel worse-but she couldn’t help but blurt, “But how could you judge the Winthrop Family by one person’s behavior?”
Michael sneered. “If he had been the only one to blame, I would not have blamed the entire Winthrop family. After all, I am a rational person. But after that, they tried every means to bail that b*stard out of jail. They even recruited a lawyer to file a lawsuit for him. Are they trying to challenge my family’s authority? The more they try to cover up his faults, the more I want to lock him up in prison and make him suffer.”
Although it did sound cruel, Elspeth could feel and understand the anger he felt.
His daughter died unjustly, and instead of turning himself in with guilt, the murderer even tried to pull all kinds of strings to bail himself out of jail.
If she stood in Michael’s shoes, she would have been furious too.
Suddenly, she could fathom Michael’s behavior, but despite that, she would not sacrifice her relationship for the sake of someone from the Joneson family.
“Does that mean you are still going to stop me from being with Callum?”
At the mention of the post events, Michoel could still feel the overwhelming emotions he felt bock then.
Seeing the playful look on her face, Michael was slightly taken aback. “Are you still going to be with that brat after all that happened? I seem to recall something-Isn’t he going to marry that young lady from the McGrath Family in two days…”
“You’re right. They are going to get married in two days, but who could guarantee that the wedding will go smoothly?”
Michael’s lips trembled due to anger. “I’m warning you. Don’t try to provoke the Winthrops again.”
Elspeth raised her head and glanced at him. Being under her icy cold gaze, Michael was shocked.
“I’m not trying to provoke them. I’m going… to seek accountability.”
Finally, she was able to tell Michael the truth.
Seek accountability?
Michael never expected that she still wanted to seek responsibility. However, why would she do that?
“What do you think is the direct cause of my mother’s death?”
As soon as Elspeth reminded him of those words, Michael understood everything in an instant.
Arthur Winthrop!
He directed that Helena be handed over to Arthur so that she could be treated.
Not only did she not recover, but she even lost her life just like that.
Wasn’t it all Arthur’s fault?
Michael trembled all of a sudden. The grief he had felt for the past few days had clouded his brain to the point that he couldn’t even connect the dots.
Now that he found out the reason, he was eager to smash Arthur, that b*stard, into pieces!
“I’ll support you on this matter.”
Shutting his eyes, Michael hid the resentment that piled within him.
“I don’t need your support. All I need is for you to not cause trouble for me.”
“No way. You’re doing this for the sake of your mother. I must help you.” While saying that, Michael took out a stack of documents under his pillow and passed them to Elspeth.
“These are the agreements that I’ve signed beforehand. They include 51% of shares owned by our family, and the remaining 49% distributed among Frank and Kenneth. Besides that, there are also some small shares in the hands of a few members of the board of directors. From today onward, I will transfer all the shares I own to you. You will become the largest shareholder of Joneson Corporation, and no one will dare provoke you anymore. You are free to do whatever you want to.”
Elspeth merely expected that he wouldn’t get involved in her upcoming plans, but she didn’t imagine that he would actually offer her the largest share of the company! Wasn’t it equivalent to announcing her as the heir to the family business?
Elspeth merely expected that he wouldn’t get involved in her upcoming plans, but she didn’t imagine that he would actually offer her the largest share of the company! Wasn’t it equivalent to announcing her as the heir to the family business?
“Have you long prepared to do this?”
Elspeth was no longer surprised but in utter shock.
After all, everyone knew that Michael didn’t adore her.
Transferring all of his wealth to someone he disliked wasn’t something that the seasoned head of a corporate giant would do.
“Yeah, I’ve had it ready since you returned with your mother’s body.” Michael shut his eyes tightly, letting a teardrop slip down the corner of his eyes. “I’ve always known that you were a good girl, Elspeth.”
His words caught Elspeth by surprise.
Complicated emotions surged in her chest. Seeing the worn-out look on his face, Elspeth felt her soft spot triggered.
“Thank you, Grandpa.”
Hearing that, Michael flung his eyes open immediately. “What did you just call me?”
“Grandpa.”
Michael suddenly broke into a smile. That was the first time she saw him sincerely happy because of her.
“As expected of my own granddaughter. I can see that you’ve inherited my demeanor. You’re way better than Frank, that incompetent brat.”
With a beam, he reached his hand out to her, so Elspeth followed suit and reached out to place her hand in his.
“You might have to guide him in the future. Frank, that brat, is very playful, just like his brother. He doesn’t understand a lot of business principles. Though he is older than you, you are more mature than him. You must discipline him so that he doesn’t act impetuously.”
His reminder sounded a little strange.
“Why don’t you guide him personally?”
At the mention of that, Michael huffed in anger.
“I tell him off every single day until he’s tired of me, but I realized later on that he listens to you and cares about your feelings.” Michael sighed. “I, on the other hand, should take good care of myself and retire soon.”
The soft spot that was triggered deep down in her heart suddenly hardened again. Is he trying to shove his responsibilities on me and retire as soon as he can?
Despite that, she was still grateful that he offered to give her such strong support.
Despite that, she was still grateful that he offered to give her such strong support.
Joneson Corporation was one of the three giant corporations in Blaydal. Their power and authority were immeasurable.
Elspeth chatted a little longer with Michael before she noticed how weary he was. She then bid him goodbye and left.
After heading out of the room, she was surprised to see that Frank didn’t go too far. Instead, he stood under a bridge, waiting for her.
