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.
phone call from Albert. She wished her son a quick goodbye before she picking
the charity dinner. Your gown is ready and placed just
said in
……
lounge of the Imperial Hotel together with her mother, Suzanne. She was ahead of schedule, well excited for the charity dinner happening that night. After all, she was the philanthropic darling of Imperia. She would not let
of Philanthropy award tonight, she was also going to announce the news of her engagement to Noah Quincy. The mere thought of it made her giddy
Angie was
pearl white ball gown adorned with beautiful pink pearls. It was
reality as she
There’s only half an hour until the dinner, I must be ready!” Angie was beginning
way you are. Come here and
sit down. The dress will be crumpled!” Angie
her daughter while simultaneously signaling for the assistants and make-up artists to leave
left, leaving Suzanne and Angie alone in
asked with a hint of impatience in her voice as she turned around to call the hairstylist back
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 you doing with all that money? That was meant be the start-up capital for Shallow Bay. You must return it immediately before your father finds out!” Suzanne was clearly
Grant Corporation spent too much effort on this project for it to fail now because of
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