Chapter 26 Thomas’ Gift
Madeline Grant was in a daze. Did her son really just gift her a helicopter? She had to admit it was a rather sweet gesture on his part, but she could not help but wonder where he got the money from.
She thanked the pilot before returning to her room and contacting her son.
“You little punk, where did you get the money to buy a helicopter?!” she scolded Thomas through the phone.
“I see you’ve received your present, Mommy. What do you think? Are you impressed with your son yet?” Thomas said cheekily on the other line.
“I’ll decide whether or not I’m impressed once you tell me where the money came from,” Madeline said sternly.
“Oh, it was a gift from my dear Auntie Angie,” Thomas chuckled.
“Well, your dear Auntie Angie is about to realize that she’s been fooled very soon. You’d better watch out,” she warned her son whilst rubbing her temple. How was her young son such a genius conman?
“Well, Mommy, are you impressed now?”
Thomas asked once again.
incoming phone call from Albert. She wished her son a quick goodbye before she picking up
gown is ready and placed just outside your room,” Albert notified her, ever
said in
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schedule, well excited for the charity dinner happening that night. After all, she was the philanthropic darling of Imperia. She would not let the citizens
announce the news of her
think of my dress? Is it a little too plain?” Angie was posing in front of Suzanne, doing a little twirl to show off
gown adorned with beautiful pink pearls. It was elegant yet
cup of tea. She snapped back to reality as she saw her daughter approaching. “Darling, you’d look beautiful even if you were dressed
empty flattery! There’s only half an hour until the dinner, I must be ready!”
are. Come here
I can’t sit down. The dress will be crumpled!” Angie
her daughter
up and left, leaving Suzanne
Angie asked with a hint of impatience in her voice as she
What are you doing with all that money? That was meant be the start-up capital for Shallow Bay. You must
was a cash flow problem. Grant Corporation spent too much effort on this project for it to fail
the wedding! I’m going to become Mrs. Quincy very soon, and what’s a mere
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