The Cherished Wife

Chapter 259

Noelle’s face grimaced as she touched her slapped cheek, but she went to help Samuel. “Grandpa, you should be resting. Let me help you back to bed.”

Samuel waved his hand and gently patted Noelle’s hand. “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I’ve been feeling better for quite some time!” he assured her. Then, he turned to Jade with a stern look. “I gave those shares to Noelle. They’re hers now, and she can do what she wants with them. If you want to talk about outsiders, you should consider how you’re disgracing the family now, not Noelle.”

“Dad, how can you say that?” Jade gasped in shock. “You know we would never give away City Ring Corp.’s shares to strangers!”

“Is that so?” Samuel scoffed. “It seems to me like that’s exactly what you’re planning to do. Don’t think I don’t know what’s going on just because I’m old. You’re not fooling me.” His sharp gaze made Jade uneasy, but she quickly replied, “Julian, Winter, and I are all Shaw family members. Our shares would never go to outsiders. Noelle won’t even say who she gave her shares to, Dad…”

“That’s enough!” Samuel cut her off. “If you have so much free time, you should focus on taking care of Winter. Make sure she doesn’t embarrass us. Leave Noelle’s business to me and her grandfather. It seems you’re too busy to care for both your children anyway.”

“Dad…”

to rest now, so you should head back,” Samuel said, clearly done with Jade. He turned and walked into the hospital

Noelle. She also could

sit down, she opened the thermos and smiled warmly. “Grandpa, you won’t have to worry about these

Samuel did not agree. He looked at the bruise on Noelle’s cheek and said tenderly, “Silly girl, why didn’t you dodge

to smile, but it hurt her cheek, making her wince. “Grandpa, you know my mom. If I had dodged, she would’ve just tried again. And I really didn’t

treatment. “Grandpa, you’re not fully

been able to handle your mom so quickly?” Samuel said, getting upset at the thought of Jade. He took the soup bowl from Noelle, sighed, and said, “I know you’ve been treated unfairly.