Chapter 18
“You better watch Jasmine. Don’t let her cause any more trouble before the wedding happens! I’ll let her off this time but there won’t be a next time! Once Jeanne’s wedding is over, I’ll make her give us back the shares that she asked for!” Alexander said angrily.
“Your daughter lashed out at Jeanne earlier and even said that the wedding with the Locke family is happening because we’re getting 30 million from them! Now, Jeanne is using it against us and she wants Father to give her five percent of the company’s shares!”
“A little advice, Jasmine. As someone from a wealthy family, you must know what you should say and what you shouldn’t. Try to understand that or else when you go out, people will think that you lack the education, though it’s true…” Jeanne paused for a moment.
“I saw Thedus, that prick! What the hell man, you guys are engaged and he’s still hugging two girls in his arms and dancing on the floor! What the f*ck! Are you coming down here to catch him in the act?” Monica questioned her friend.
She strongly believed it was all Jeanne’s evil plans. Jeanne agreed to come back to marry Thedus just so she could erect an image of an obedient girl but she was planning something in the dark!
“What else? The wedding is around the corner. We can’t turn down the deal now,” Alexander said with gnashing teeth. He wished he could strangle Jeanne with his bare hands.
She then added, “On second thought, you’re not exactly a princess, at most a peasant who has gotten power. I guess the high society is a little more tolerant to peasants.”
Jenifer squinted her eyes. She thought she could let Jeanne be arrogant for a while since the wedding would mark the end of her life but now, things had changed.
Jasmine suspected that Jeanne was using her in the dark and lured her to reveal the truth. With that, Jeanne would have the leverage to negotiate with Jonathan.
To anyone in the Lawrence family, the company’s shares were much more important than life itself. How could he possibly give the share to an… an… outsider?!
“That girl… What’s wrong with her? She’s always so tender and kind, why must she lash out at Jeanne like that?” Alexander could barely contain his anger.
Jeanne did not disturb her son’s work. She sat on the armchair in a delighted mood and pulled out her phone to scroll through the news of South Hampton.
Later that day, Jonathan called Alexander to his study. The two of them stayed inside for a long time. No one knew what they were talking about.
“Father said yes?! H-How could he say yes?! If we agree to give Jeanne the shares this time, she’ll ask for more!” Jenifer was in disbelief.
Fourth Master Swan’s news was still trending since morning. It seemed like the people of this city were very interested in the man.
“Jeanne is full of herself! How could we possibly give her our company’s shares? Not even Joshua had any.” Jenifer was shocked.
