Publishedat 4th of July 2019 10:30:07 PMChapter 258
"You and I both know how much she suffered emotionally because of Tang"s deception last year, that too, under cruelly similar circ.u.mstances . To the best of my knowledge, they haven"t been in touch ever since . The last time that she met him, she had told him some real harsh words . If informed today about his condition, imagine the amount of guilt which she would undergo because of those words . Unless we know for sure one way or the other, I don"t think we should drag her into this, unnecessarily . If she has even a half chance of building her life elsewhere, this would simply hurl her back into the same uncertain black hole as we are in, currently," he explained gently . Chu couldn"t refute his argument . It wasn"t fair on her part to be selfish . Maybe Jia Li and her brother were not meant to be together in this birth . She tried to hold back her sob which arose in her throat .
Shanghai
"What is the meaning of this, Father Li? I thought that all a.s.sets from Grandpa Li had been inherited solely by you . Is it true that Samantha owns HALF of the company"s shares? And what does Mr . w.a.n.g mean by "she visited our office this morning"? Were you aware that Samantha is in Shanghai?" Zhu Cheng literally pounced upon his father in-law as soon as they came out of the conference room .
Mr . Li averted his gaze uncomfortably and said stiffly, "let"s go home and talk . No point making a scene where many eyes and ears may be upon us . "
Zhu Cheng couldn"t believe it . After all that he had done to secure his future, this girl came back as a bad omen in his life . Why the h.e.l.l had that old man left such a huge chunk of his inheritance to this chit?
"He never liked me much anyways," Cheng thought viciously .
He was not getting a good feeling about this, especially the fact that Sam was in town and he had been kept in dark about it .
Mr . Li kept shut during the drive back home . He didn"t want to talk in front of the driver and give people any cause for gossip . He could feel Zhu Cheng fuming next to him . He did feel sorry for him . After all, her arrival would impact him the most .
Zhu Cheng got down from the car and stomped his way inside the Li mansion without waiting for his father in-law to alight . He couldn"t wait to tear into that impertinent girl . Had the lesson not been enough for her the last time? He would make sure that she is crushed this time around completely .
"Yimei, are you, are you alright darling? I am so sorry that I didn"t know about that person"s arrival . Else I would have never allowed you to come for lunch at your parents" house," Zhu Cheng went straight to his wife, his expression tender .
Yimei looked at him apologetically and replied, "noooo, it isn"t your fault . In fact, I am the one feeling embarra.s.sed . I know how much uncomfortable is her presence for you . But I a.s.sure you that we won"t step into this house till the time she hasn"t left town . "
Cheng scrambled to answer her back, "don"t say that . Why should you stay away from YOUR house just because someone has been shameless enough to return after so many years . "
He had been hoping to catch a glimpse of Sam as soon as he entered so that he could start the shaming right away but that troublesome chit seemed to be found nowhere in the vicinity .
"No matter, what has happened, Li Sam is the daughter of this house . Her grandfather and I both thought so . I don"t see why anyone should be raising objections to her visit to her own house," Grandma Li"s quiet voice echoed in the high ceiling hall .
Yimei and Cheng turned around to look at her in surprise . Yimei looked at her grandmother with upset eyes . But before either of them could say anything, Mr . Li intervened .
"Do you even know why Samantha has returned after so many years? She wants to stake her claim to the family business . I don"t think that you were aware of this but due to some strange reason, father had left half of the company"s shares in her name . And Sam wants to be a director in the new company which we are investing in . Forget asking or consulting with me, she didn"t even bother to inform me about it," he told his mother bitterly .
"And had I informed you, would you have welcomed my decision with open arms or sent a lawyer personally instead of just the courier this time round?" Sam"s voice boomed from the staircase .
Zhu Cheng looked up, as did the others .