Chapter 78

When the crowd got a good look at Celena’s gift, the room erupted with laughter and sneers.

“What the hell was that? It’s so dark and smells weird!”

“Is that some kind of ointment? Cheryl gives a tea set worth several hundred thousand dollars, handcrafted by a renowned artist, and Celena brings out a jar of ointment? How embarrassing!”

“Seriously, it’s just pitiful! You can tell who’s more thoughtful. No wonder Reginald kicked Celena out in favor of Cheryl!”

Celena, seeing her gift discarded, dashed over, ignoring the insults thrown at her. She picked up the jar of ointment from the floor. With tears streaming down her face, she pleaded with Reginald, “Grandpa, your legs ache! I know you’re always in pain, so I got this especially for you! Grandpa, I do care… oh, Grandpa…

The scornful murmurs of the Stone family surrounded her. Their piercing stares cut deep, leaving Celena no choice but to crouch down on the floor, sobbing as she wiped away her tears.

She had convinced herself that her grandfather had forgiven her long ago, that he understood she meant them no harm.

However, Reginald had crushed that belief with his own hands.

Cheryl’s features as she sneered, “You really think a bottle of bargain-bin ointment is going to win Grandpa’s forgiveness and make

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frosty look and retorted, “So what you’re saying is, if Celena came bearing a gift hefty enough, she’d

a slice of the Walker family’s estate and a chunk of their project funds, would that count as hefty enough for

and secures some of

family had crumbled, sending shockwaves through

show was behind the scenes, where the city’s

one of those families, knew that even a sliver of

mean a windfall that

earnings.

everyone wanted a piece of the pie.

on the reins, especially over the more sensitive parts of the business, the remaining assets were up for grabs. Malcolm Lynch, the city’s

Malcolm was tough for the city’s high rollers, let alone

when he heard Liam, a down-on-his-luck ex- soldier, mention getting a cut of the Walker assets. However, skepticism

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