Chapter 26
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.
cellphone indicated an incoming phone call from Albert. She wished her son a
almost time to head to the charity dinner. Your gown is ready and placed just outside your room,” Albert notified her, ever
Madeline said in
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happening that
announce the news of her engagement to Noah Quincy. The mere thought of it made
do you think of my dress? Is it a little too plain?” Angie was posing in front of Suzanne, doing a little twirl
chose a pearl white ball 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 in rags,” she
until the dinner, I must be ready!” Angie was beginning to feel slightly
here and sit down with me,” Suzanne persuaded her
The dress will be
you can continue standing. I have something to ask you,” Suzanne told her daughter while simultaneously signaling for
hastily packed up and left, leaving Suzanne and
done yet! Why did you ask them to leave?” Angie asked with a hint of impatience in her voice as she turned around to call the
grabbed her daughter by the arm before she could leave. “Angie, didn’t we agree on using only 400 million dollars? James told me yesterday you took 600 million dollars. What are
he was asking around, it could very well mean there was a cash flow problem. Grant Corporation spent too much effort on this project for it to fail now because of a cash flow issue. A disaster of that magnitude would shake Grant Corporation to
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