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.
as her cellphone indicated an incoming phone call from Albert. She
head to the charity dinner. Your gown is ready and placed just outside your room,” Albert notified her, ever so
said
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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 the citizens of Imperia down, knowing they were
of Philanthropy award tonight, she was also going to announce the news
little too plain?” Angie was posing in front of
chose a pearl white ball gown adorned with beautiful pink
sipped a cup of tea. She snapped back to reality as she
There’s only half an hour until the dinner, I must be
here and sit down
The
can continue standing. I have something to ask you,” Suzanne told her daughter while
up and left, leaving Suzanne and Angie
Why did you ask them to leave?” Angie asked with a
million dollars. What are you doing with all that money? That was meant be the start-up capital for
was the company’s Chief Financial Officer. If 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.
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