Chapter 221
The night grew darker as Wesen Geered
Zoe’s shop was located at a strategic location
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was right by the entrance. It was more than wo thousand sur and had a flow to it. Just the rig sort of sanup for a dessen sent t was undergoing renovation by a famously spendue comarc
Ella was inspecting the site with the She met through the all and gasped, “The rental costs us two million dolars per annum and tTHE renovation alone costs us another five million
“Even with the advantage of the location, the crowd nere could sm bring in twenty million dollars in prgft per annum And that’s a sea case scenario. How long is it going to tare before we treat ever
Zoe ran her hand across the wall and said softy. “We re for using the spot to bring in profits! We’re going to ould our grand with it so we could franchise it out. Once our oratio is strong we wont need to
splurge on a location as strategic and wide as this one s
“That, in turn, will cut down our costs however we cannor
compromise the quality of our snacks That’s something we have to control closely.”
“Oh,” Ella responded. All this business talk meart nothing to her
They were in the middle of their conversation when a cab ouillet over by the entrance. Out came Barbara, folding a jewelry box in her
hands. It was a huge
She felt a lump in her throat the moment she saw her favorite
granddaughter-in-law. She was scolding her grandson imemally.
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Mason failed as a husband. Zoe wouldn’t have to work so hard if he had paid her enough alimony. She should’ve pounded him harder last
night.
On the other hand, Zoe was stunned to see Barbara.
It took her a while to come back to her senses. She walked over and
helped Barbara up, “What brought you here, Grandma?”
Holding her hands, Barbara began to cry, “You kept it a secret from me! You didn’t tell me anything about it! I made Mason talk. Did you guys really get a divorce? What kind of heartless things did he do to you that you have to end your relationship with him?”
Zoe was reluctant to bring up her miserable experiences again. She wanted to send her back home, but Barbara wouldn’t have any of it. Instead, she gave the jewelry box to Zoe, wiped her tears, and said,
“I’m old and I might kick the bucket at any given time! I’m giving you these pieces of jewelry because I don’t want Lisa to have them. At the same time, it’s my way of expressing my love for you”
Zoe opened the jewelry box gently and saw a set of jade necklaces, a set of pink diamond rings, and a set of rubies. The other pieces of jewelry in the box were blindingly radiant and boasted sky-high prices.
The contents of the box were worth two billion dollars.
Ella was shocked to the core. Was this how much Barbara loved Zoe?
Casting her gaze at Zoe, she thought it’d be impossible to turn down such a grand gesture! To her surprise, Zoe closed the box and did just
that
“I can’t take these pieces of jewelry, Grandma! I’ll call Mason and ask him to take you home.”
She didn’t want to see him, but she knew better than anyone that he
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Mason failed as a husband. Zoe wouldn’t have to
No work so hard if he
had paid her enough alimony. She should’ve pounded him harder last
night.
On the other hand, Zoe was stunned to see Barbara.
It to
er a while to come back to her senses. She walked over and helped Barbara up, “What brought you here, Grandma?”
Holding her hands, Barbara began to cry, “You kept it a secret from me! You didn’t tell me anything about it! I made Mason talk. Did you guys really get a divorce? What kind of heartless things did he do to you that you have to end your relationship with him?”
Zoe was reluctant to bring up her miserable experiences again. She wanted to send her back home, but Barbara wouldn’t have any of it. Instead, she gave the jewelry box to Zoe, wiped her tears, and said,
“I’m old and I might kick the bucket at any given time! I’m giving you these pieces of jewelry because I don’t want Lisa to have them. At the same time, it’s my way of expressing my love for you.”
Zoe opened the jewelry box gently and saw a set of jade necklaces, a set of pink diamond rings, and a set of rubies. The other pieces of jewelry in the box were blindingly radiant and boasted sky-high prices.
The contents of the box were worth two billion dollars.
Ella was shocked to the core. Was this how much Barbara loved Zoe?
Casting her gaze at Zoe, she thought it’d be impossible to turn down such a grand gesture! To her surprise, Zoe closed the box and did just that.
“I can’t take these pieces of jewelry, Grandma! I’ll call Mason and ask him to take you home.”
She didn’t want to see him hut-L
was the only one who could take Barbara away.
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As expected, Barbara agreed, “Yes. Ask him to pick me up.”
On the other side, Mason was in a fit of rage at the hospital personnel. The hospital was so big and crowded. On top of that, his ‘ma stayed in the presidential suite. It was baffling that they managed to let a sick, old lady slip under their radar!
He was gripped with anger when his phone rang. He checked the caller and was pleasantly surprised. It was Zoe.
Staring at his phone for several seconds, he walked over to the window and answered her call. His voice was gentle, “Is there anything you need?”
She responded, “Grandma’s here with me. Can you come over and pick her up?”
With that, he let out a sigh of relief. His voice became gentler when he spoke, “Look after her for me. I’ll be there in a jiffy. Send me the location.”
“Sure.” Then, she hung up the phone
By the time he got into his car, she had sent him the location through WhatsApp.
Barbara was at Skyline Galleria. He proceeded to stare at the phone. Then, he couldn’t resist but scroll up to check their chat history.
The last time they chatted with each other through WhatsApp was a month ago. There were few words exchanged and all of them were dull, reflecting an accurate picture of their marriage for the past few years.
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He couldn’t help but feel sad about it.
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