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.
 indicated an incoming phone call from Albert. She wished her son a quick goodbye before
 it’s almost time to head to the charity dinner. Your gown is ready and placed just outside your room,” Albert notified her, ever
 said in
……
 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 the citizens of Imperia down,
 of Philanthropy award tonight, she was also going to announce the news of her engagement to Noah Quincy.
 dress? Is it a little too plain?” Angie was posing in
 adorned with beautiful pink pearls. It was elegant yet sexy at the same
 as she saw her daughter approaching. “Darling, you’d look beautiful even if you were dressed in
 an hour until the dinner, I must be ready!” Angie was beginning
 just the way you are. Come here and sit down with me,” Suzanne persuaded
 can’t sit down. The
 told her daughter while simultaneously signaling for the
 leaving Suzanne and Angie alone
 Angie asked with a hint of impatience
 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 you doing with all that money? That was meant be the
 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
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