Billionaire’s Missing Darling (Olivia and Daniel) novel Chapter 297

Chapter 297

The Fifth Elder was lost in thoughts while returning to the Grant family.

Mr. Alexander was already eight years old when he was found at the orphanage, The Grant family had the tradition of nurturing the future heads of their household since birth.

However, Alexander was already eight years old when he was found. If they were to finda female baby and start leading her to learn how to be the future mistress, the age difference would be too big. It would not be suitable.

Therefore, some girls aged four and five years old had been selected.

The Grand family had very high expectations of their female head. Not only did she have to be beautiful, outstanding, and capable, but she also had to be able to take on the responsibility of the Grant family in the future.

Her temperament was a crucial factor for consideration.

In other words, she could not have too deep a relationship with her family.

As the household's mistress, she had to devote herself wholeheartedly to the Grant family.

She could not harbor distracting thoughts, let alone pay too much attention to her family.

Therefore, everything that Olivia had experienced before was under the supervision of the Grant family.

That included the incident where she lost her way when she was only five years old and her following fallout with Gillian.

What was unexpected was that Gillian was too aggressive and had pushed Olivia off the cliff.

It caused Olivia to be missing for a year.

Fortunately, Olivia was found later. There were no other hiccups.

The circle of Elders was satisfied with Olivia. Be it her appearance, intelligence, or temperament, she was top-notch.

The only dissatisfaction was that Olivia had a strong personality. It was not easy to tame her.

However, that was not a big deal.

It did not matter. She just needed to learn. All previous mistresses had learned the same way.

The Grant family could deal with somebody like Olivia. It would not be difficult.

Moreover, it was all thanks to the Grant family that she had such good fortune now. Isaac adopted her, and she became famous worldwide for her medical skills. She also became the head of the Smith family.

If she had a conscience, she should be grateful to the Grant family.

It was inevitable for Olivia to be faced with obstacles. Only then would she develop a strong character after learning to overcome them.

Without such training, Olivia would not have achieved her current achievements.

The Fifth Elder returned and told the First Elder what had happened.

The latter went to see Alexander. He thought he had to report to Alexander.

Alexander sat behind the desk. He wore a light gray shirt. The buttons on the collar of the shirt were buttoned up. Everything was immaculate. Alexander exuded an air of coldness and strictness. There was something distant about him.

When Alexander saw the First Elder coming over, he only raised his eyes and lowered his head again to continue reading. Alexander was not pleased to see him.

The Grant family had always been led by two heads, one in the open and one in the dark. On the surface, the head of the family was his second uncle, who was also a strong competitor for the next election.

On the other hand, Alexander was in charge of some business matters in the dark.

"Mr. Alexander.” First Elder spoke first, "Olivia..."

As soon as Olivia was mentioned, impatience flashed across Alexander's eyes. He already knew what the First Elder was going to say.

The Grant family was a clan of extended members that had remained connected for hundreds of years. Although their fortunes were substantial, they still had some bad old habits.

For example, the trial the household's mistress had to go through. To put it bluntly, it was manipulating people.

Alexander was full of contempt for such a trial. However, his current strength was not enough to contend with the circle of Elders. He did not object explicitly, but his attitude revealed otherwise.

The First Elder's expression turned serious. His tone was cold and stern. It seemed to carry a hint of warning. "This trial is a rule that has been passed down in the Grant family for more than a hundred years. Nothing has ever gone wrong. Do not think of sabotaging it. If..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Alexander with a cold smile. "Since nothing has ever gone wrong, why did the previous heads not live long and have many children? The Grant family is so powerful. Why was I made to wander outside for eight years and suffer in the orphanage?"

Children in the orphanage did not even have enough to eat or wear. Toys were luxurious to them.

However, all children were attracted to toys. Everyone liked toys.

Even Alexander was staring at the small car on the stage before him.

Unfortunately, the car was taken away by another little boy.

Alexander lowered his head in disappointment and turned to walk back to his room.

At that moment, a girl who was as beautiful as a doll stopped him. "Why do you not have any gift?"

The little girl was in a gown. She had run up to him. She tilted her head as she looked at his empty hands.

"What should I do?" The little girl was in a difficult position. There were no more toys left on the stage.

What should she do?

The little girl frowned and thought for a while. She clapped her hands and said, "I'll bring you another toy tomorrow, alright?"

Alexander was still young and had a strong sense of self-esteem. He turned his face away and wanted to say no.

However, for some reason, he did not reject her. It was hard for him to say no to a little girl with a striking appearance.

He just tilted his head and did not say a word.

The little girl handed him the chocolate in her hand. "This is for you. I'll come and give you a toy tomorrow. Can you wait for me at the door?"

It was Alexander's first chocolate. It was sweet and a little bitter.

After so many years, Alexander could no longer remember the little girl's face. He only remembered the red gown she wore and the pendant hanging around her neck.

There was also a word written on it.

Unfortunately, Alexander could not make out the word back then.