Stop It, She’s Remarrying!

Chapter 31

Beth was so angry that she stomped her feet. "You old fool! Why do I have a mother like you?!"

"Ha! How did I ever give birth to a b*tch like you?!" Thea's words stung even more.

"What are you all fighting about?" A man’s deep voice rang as he pushed a lovable woman in.

Beth turned around and hurried over, regaining some confidence as she did so.

"Conrad! You’re back just in time. I’m speaking with Esme’s grandmother about the project."

Conrad frowned, and his eyes went to Fia who was standing in front of the hospital bed.

"Didn’t we already settle this matter? I’ll buy it off her with twice the market price."

"What? Twice the market price? What for? When will we ever break even like that?!" Beth’s unwillingness was plastered all over her face. She could not allow her daughter to suffer such a loss.

She turned around and wanted to continue her argument with Thea.

"Ha!" Thea laughed out in a bitter voice. "I’ll make this clear today in front of you, Conrad. I’m not selling the project anymore!"

"You better transfer the title and everything you’ve earned in the last three years to Fia! Otherwise, I can sue you using your grandfather’s will as a basis! Once that happens, I hope you won’t hate me for destroying your company’s reputation, and you will no longer be able to continue your business in Gryphon!"

Conrad had always been a stubborn person ever since he was little. He didn’t even bother asking what happened after being threatened.

He simply said coldly, "You have three dutiful sons and I suppose you forgot how volatile society can be. Don’t think that you can threaten us Maxwells like that and get away with it so easily."

When Fia saw Conrad pushing Esme into the ward, Fia was so heartbroken that she could only lower her head.

She didn’t want to look at him at all.

However, now she raised her head in anger. "How can you speak to my grandma like that?!"

Conrad looked away when his eyes met hers. Eyes that were filled with rage, disappointment, and disbelief.

He simply replied, "It’s a two-way street."

"That project belongs to my grandma. It’s her right to refuse to sell it!" Fia continued.

Conrad suppressed the agitation that surfaced in his heart as he unbuttoned his collar.

"My grandfather injected capital into the project. Logically speaking, the Maxwells own part of that project as well. She can’t decide everything about it alone!"

"Conrad’s right! Half of the project belongs to him, which means it belongs to Esme! We’ll pay Fia a consultation fee for the design and buy the other half!" Beth said confidently. Had she known that Conrad’s appearance would be so effective, she would have asked him to come over earlier. She wouldn’t have had to speak so much, since it was not as useful, anyway.

"Quiet, you heartless woman!" Thea yelled at her daughter.

With a disappointed smile and a red face, she turned her attention to Conrad. "I never thought that Old Maxwell’s descendant would be so shrewd! If I had known, I wouldn’t have let Fia..."

"...Marry you." She finished her sentence in her mind as she closed her eyes, her head throbbing.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

She had been best friends with Old Maxwell for so long. He had the brains of a successful businessman. That was why she had designed the project, while Old Maxwell had provided the capital.

In less than a year Old Maxwell had already earned back everything that he had paid for and more. That was why he gave the project back to her in his will.

But she hadn’t even gotten to that part of her explanation before getting angered by Conrad due to his behavior.

"Grandma!" Before Thea fainted, she grabbed Fia's hand tightly.

The only people that she had mistreated her whole life were her youngest daughter and her granddaughter.

"Mom? Are you alright?" Echo stood up, trembling.

Fia quickly slammed at the emergency button as she began to tear up.

"Now she's pretending to be sick. She was still screaming at me just a while ago. She's so strong that she can probably fight off a bear!" Beth mumbled and smiled at Conrad. "Don't get scared, Conrad. My mom loves to act like this to get us to obey her."