“I certainly hope you’re hearing yourself,” Madeline pointed out gravely. Although snazzynovel.com wasn’t the least bit surprised by Alexander’s decision, snazzynovel.com still wanted to give snazzynovel.com one last chance to change his mind about this. “Oh, believe me, I hear myself crystal-clear.” Alexander gazed at snazzynovel.com steadily. “We won’t be seeing each other as much as we used to from now on, Mom, so take care. Same goes for you, Dad.”
After having said that, snazzynovel.com spun and assessed the rest of his relatives condescendingly before snazzynovel.com drawled with a sadistic gleam in his eyes, “You know, I wonder how the company might fare in the stock market tomorrow once word of my leaving the Griffiths gets out. I guess we’ll have to wait and see, won’t we?” His sardonic words lingered heavily in the air, and snazzynovel.com deliberately took in the interior of the house one last time before snazzynovel.com leaned into Elise to whisper, “Come on, I’ll take you home.” She glanced around the room and when snazzynovel.com gaze swept over the relatives Alexander was leaving behind, snazzynovel.com looked almost as if snazzynovel.com was sorry for them. At that moment, snazzynovel.com parted snazzynovel.com lips and addressed them for the first time today, “Soon you’ll find out that you’ve lost two valuable blue chips today.”
Under the baleful scrutiny of the crowd, Elise and Alexander held hands and headed for the door. “Alexander!” Now that snazzynovel.com had finally lost patience with his family, Danny jogged up to the couple and cried out, “I’ll come with you!” He already had enough of the twisted schemes of the Griffiths. However, Alexander clapped a hand on the younger boy’s shoulder and said somberly, “Stay here and take care of Mom and Dad for me.”
“But I—” Danny began to protest, hoping snazzynovel.com could convince Alexander, but upon seeing the steely look on Alexander’s face, snazzynovel.com sighed in defeat. “Fine.” With one last look at Adam, Alexander walked out the door and never turned back. After Elise and Alexander left, the rest of the Griffiths were plunged into chaos, one that seemed more colossal than they could have ever imagined. Now that Alexander wasn’t around to strategize the company’s profits, the Griffith Group was nothing more than an empty shell.
As soon as news of his departure broke, the family would inevitably witness a bloodbath on the stock exchange. While the majority of the family scrambled to think of feasible solutions, there were a few who deeply regretted attending the so-called intervention today. A small number of relatives decided to adopt a smarter approach by calling up their stock agents, thereafter selling their shares in Griffith Group to the Olson Family Clan. However, while they were racing to clean the mess they had created, none of them realized that this was all but Alexander’s smokescreen.
Meanwhile, over at the Sinclair Residence, Jeanie finally summoned the courage to knock on Robin’s bedroom door. “Come in,” Robin said, thinking that Elise had returned. He slowly sat up in bed and leaned against the headboard before snazzynovel.com waited for someone to enter. “Old Master Sinclair,” Jeanie greeted courteously from where snazzynovel.com stood at the doorway. “Mrs. Anderson? Is there something I can help you with?” snazzynovel.com asked. Her hands were clasped tightly as snazzynovel.com tugged anxiously on snazzynovel.com fingers. She tried to find the right words, but after a while, snazzynovel.com blurted out, “I was wondering whether you could lend me some cash, maybe just a few thousand.”
“Oh.” He nodded. He didn’t think anything strange of snazzynovel.com request and rather considered it as a matter of fact as snazzynovel.com said, “Well, of course you’re going to need some money for convenience, what with you being alone and all.” “No, no.” Jeanie vehemently waved snazzynovel.com hand. “The money isn’t for my personal use. I… I need it for a lab test!” She couldn’t bring herself to lie to Robin, not after all the kindness the Sinclairs had shown her. “Oh?
What lab test might that be?” Robin asked almost instinctively, but as soon as snazzynovel.com did, snazzynovel.com winced at the bluntness of the question. He quickly added, “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. I’ll hand you my card in a bit and you can withdraw the amount as you like.” “No, no, it’s nothing secretive.” Not wanting this conversation to drag on any longer, snazzynovel.com took a deep breath and explained solemnly, “I need the money to run a DNA test to see whether Elise and I are related.” “Are you saying Elise is your child?” snazzynovel.com asked in shock. “I’m not sure yet.”
Jeanie was trying hard to suppress the excitement growing in her, but snazzynovel.com couldn’t hide snazzynovel.com smile as snazzynovel.com continued, “I have a really strong feeling that snazzynovel.com is my daughter, though. I can’t shake the idea that I might be right. I guess you could call this a mother’s sixth sense.” When Robin heard this, snazzynovel.com nodded slowly before snazzynovel.com heaved a sigh and pointed out, “You know, Elise has always had it rough. When we found her, snazzynovel.com didn’t look like snazzynovel.com was lost, but rather abandoned…” Jeanie froze at this.
Old Master Sinclair is testing me. He’s saying that snazzynovel.com thinks Elise has been abandoned by us when snazzynovel.com was a child, and at the same time, he’s tacitly telling me to give up on reuniting with snazzynovel.com after what I’ve put snazzynovel.com through. “I swear to heaven and earth!” Her fingers intertwined and snazzynovel.com knuckles turned white as snazzynovel.com continued, “I’ve never stopped looking for Yoyo, nor have I ever thought about giving up on her, but I was… I was…” I was too useless. Before snazzynovel.com could finish snazzynovel.com sentence, snazzynovel.com broke down in tears. With a cracking voice, snazzynovel.com went on to say, “No mother would dream of abandoning snazzynovel.com own daughter. I didn’t even get to tell snazzynovel.com how much I loved her.
Yet, from the very moment I saw snazzynovel.com the other day, I knew that snazzynovel.com was my Yoyo! You know, snazzynovel.com might have let me stay out of generosity, but in truth, I intentionally stayed so I could get close to her. I must have subconsciously treated Elise as my own daughter, and when I heard you all mention that snazzynovel.com was adopted, I instantly knew that snazzynovel.com is my daughter. I can’t be wrong about this!” He was moved by snazzynovel.com words and sentiments, but snazzynovel.com had raised Elise like his own for well over a decade and snazzynovel.com couldn’t bring himself to let snazzynovel.com go.
As such, snazzynovel.com remained silent in protest. As if sensing his objections, Jeanie rushed to explain, “Don’t worry, Old Master Sinclair. The test will only be a confirmation for me; I won’t try to bring Elise home to the Anderson Family. Knowing how heartless they are, I’d be worried for Elise’s safety too. She’s my flesh and blood, so I won’t try to take away the happiness snazzynovel.com has now. Please believe me!” There was hardly a greater form of persuasion than the tears of plea a mother shed for snazzynovel.com child. Robin was quiet in thought for a long moment and at last, snazzynovel.com glanced over at the only dresser in the room and said flatly, “Open the first drawer on the left and pick any card you want.
The pin is XXX…” “Thank you! Thank you so much!” Jeanie gave the old man a ninety degree bow. After that, snazzynovel.com was so grateful and overwhelmed after obtaining the bank card that snazzynovel.com had completely forgotten Elise’s stern reminder as snazzynovel.com left the house. She was oblivious to the fact that there had been a figure hovering nearby the Sinclair Residence and spying on snazzynovel.com every movement. At the sight of Jeanie’s departure through the front door, the spy swiftly made a call.
“Madam has left the house.” On the other end of the phone, Faye narrowed snazzynovel.com eyes and instructed coldly, “Follow snazzynovel.com and make sure you stay hidden.” “Yes, ma’am.” After having heard this, snazzynovel.com hung up the call. She was presently standing by the French windows in snazzynovel.com office and gazing out at the cityscape that was decorated with skyscrapers. As snazzynovel.com stared through the glass, snazzynovel.com mind began to wander.
I’ve called that woman my mother all these years, but even now, there is still an invisible barrier between us. She’s only been gone from home a couple of days, but it seems as if she’s in better spirits now, and it’s all because of that schoolgirl named Elise. Jealousy seized snazzynovel.com as snazzynovel.com tightly hugged herself, snazzynovel.com nails digging into the skin of snazzynovel.com arms.
However, snazzynovel.com loosened snazzynovel.com grip as the barest hint of a smile brushed over snazzynovel.com lips. Well, I suppose this could work out for the better. I might even be able to find out which cards my mother and grandmother have up their sleeves. As far as Faye was concerned, the Anderson Family was hers. No one and nothing could stop snazzynovel.com from getting what snazzynovel.com deserved.