Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 160 Infuriated

straight.“Grandpa, you should get some rest. You have surgery tomorrow.”“Don’t worry about me. I know what I can and can’t do.” Indeed, Josiah took good care of himself. This surgery was a priceless opportunity for him to recover, but he knew the stakes were high. If things went wrong, it would be the end of him.“Soph, Willow and I are just here to see how he’s doing. That’s all.” Charmaine broke the ice trying to explain their visit when she saw that Sophie was being cold toward them.“Mom! You don’t have to explain yourself to her. We’re just here because we care about Grandpa.” Willow was resentful toward Sophie because she lost everything because of Sophie, so it went without saying that Willow could not keep her calm when Sophie was around.“I don’t care about what brings y’all here. Just make sure you’re not disrupting his rest,” she said, turning toward Josiah.“Grandpa, I’ve had a long day, so I’ll go rest first. I’m just right next door. I’ll come again with Arius in a bit. Is that okay?”“Sure. You don’t have to worry about me. Go on and get some rest.” Josiah did not want to keep her any longer. He could tell from her face that she was dog-tired.“All right. See you in a bit.”With that said, Sophie walked out of the room without saying goodbye to Charmaine and Willow.“Grandpa! How could you be so unfair?” Willow was dissatisfied when she saw their interaction. She never understood why Josiah gave Sophie everything when both Sophie and she were his granddaughters.Josiah kept quiet. He actually wondered why the two women came to see him that day. He doubted that they came just because they cared for him.“Dad, how could you give such a huge portion of your shares to Sophie? You’re going through surgery tomorrow. What will happen if, you know, anything goes wrong?”That was enough was Josiah to know the true motive of their visit.His heart chilled at the realization. He could not help but wonder if he brought his children up the wrong way. His son, and even his granddaughter, were only interested in the inheritance they would receive from him.None of them actually cared about his wellbeing.“Willow, do you still not know why I like Sophie better? You know she will never ask me anything like this. She never once coveted what the Tanners have.”Anger rose within him as the old man spoke.“I’ll say this once and for all—Tanner Group will go to Sophie. None of you is changing my mind on that.”The door suddenly opened, and Morgan came in. When he saw that Josiah was flustered, he quickly came over to calm him down.“What’s the matter? You need to calm down. This is not good for you. There’s a surgery coming tomorrow.”“Morgan, please see them out. I don’t want to see them again,” Josiah instructed without having another thought.Josiah thought he would be able to come to terms with their greed since he had already seen much worse over the many years of his life, but when he actually heard them utter it, Josiah was still incensed. In fact, he was so furious his body started shaking.Morgan was dismayed when he saw that. He looked at the two women disapprovingly.“Mrs. Tanner, Ms. Tanner, I’m sorry but both of you might have to leave. Please do not come to visit Old Mr. Tanner again.” The butler had served Josiah for years and had always followed his master’s words to the letter.Charmaine and Willow were appalled when they heard such harsh words from Josiah.“Grandpa, we don’t mean it that way. We just want to—”“Get out.”The two women looked at each other uneasily. They had no choice but to leave.“What should I do now, Mom?” Willow fretted in disappointment after they went out of the ward. “No one from the four important families will ever set eyes on me now that I have nothing. How could Grandpa be so unfair!”“Hush. I heard that the chances of getting through the surgery are very low,” Charmaine said.Although she tried comforting her daughter, Charmaine was still worried. She felt everything was not going her way, but there was nothing she could do either.“It’s no use complaining anymore,” she told her daughter. “I will hold an art exhibition for you. Mrs. Zales is also an oil painter, just like Mrs. Laird, so she will be interested in your works. We’ll see what we can do from there.”Charmaine had already given up on the Laird family. She had decided to put all her eggs in the Zales family’s basket.Charmaine’s suggestion put Willow at ease. The thought of marrying Clayton cheered her up. Well, jokes on you, Sophie. I’ll marry Clayton one day.“I will work hard, Mom. I’m really good at drawing oil paintings. My teacher even complimented me the other day.” Willow’s teacher was