193 I Don’t Want Anything E… 193 I Don’t Want Anything Else
Selina didn’t seem surprised as if she had known he would say that. However, her expression was even more indifferent.
She said, “You want me to stay out of your family’s business? Fine, I happen to be not interested in it. But, I want to know that since
you won’t live long, how will you deal with your money? How much money are you going to give Anna? Anna is a bit embarrassed to ask
for money, just like her mom. So, as her aunt, i’ll ask you for her.”
When Olivia died twenty-five years ago, Selina lost all her expectations of Frank. She felt that he was an irresponsible man who
abandoned his wife. However, she thought that Anna should get the money she deserved as his daughter. If Olivia hadn’t given Frank the
money, he wouldn’t have been able to start his own company.
At that moment, the room was quiet. Everyone was concerned about what Frank would do with his money and property because it
would determine how much they would get. Among them, Shirley and Allie were the most concerned about this issue.
“I’ve already given Anna what she deserves,” Frank said sorrowfully.
“Dad, what did you give her?” Allie blurted out and looked impatient.
Frank looked up at her with a cold gaze. He said, “I gave Lemon Clothing Company to Anna.”
“Lemon?” said Allie, who didn’t even know there was such a company in the group. When she was about to ask more questions,
Shirley tugged her and told her to shut up.
Only she knew that Frank kept that company because he wanted to keep it as a memento for Olivia. However, this company was
doing very poorly and was barely surviving on the money given by the head office. If Frank gave this company to Anna, it could save them
big trouble.
Anna took Selina’s hand and said, “Auntie, it’s okay. This is my mother’s company, and I really like it. That’s the only thing I want.
Okay, let’s go.”
Selina frowned after hearing her words and finally said, “Fine.”
Before leaving, Anna looked at Frank and said, “Bye, Dad. I hope you can be happy and healthy every day.”
Frank didn’t look up at her but kept his head down in thought. If Anna had looked closely at him, she would have seen that his eyes
were red and looked very depressed.
Anna and Selina then walked out of the hospital, and neither mentioned what had just happened.
“Selina, what brings you to the hospital?” Anna asked.
“Oh, I came to get my medicine, but my doctor wasn’t there. I just happened to hear that your father was staying in the hospital. I
was going to mock him, but I have no idea he was leaving today.”
Anna smiled and asked, “Really? What a coincidence! But, who dares to mention my father in front of you?”
Anna thought to herself, il Selina hadn‘t asked about it, who would have dared to mention my dad in front of her? There‘s no such
thing as a coincidence in this world. But, some people just love to arrange “coincidences
Setina glared at her and said, “Okay, let’s not talk about ine. Tell me, why do you only want that crappy company?”
“Oh, because it’s my mom’s company! It’s the only thing that means a lot to me.”
Selina saldimtably, “What? I hope you’re joking with me, Anna. Howinuch does that so called ‘meaning’ worth? You and your
mother ateso alike, and she’s so into this kind of shallow stuff. Have you ever thought about what will happen if you let this company go
under”
“Tell me, how did my mother start the company then? Did she have a good beginning?”
Selina bristled and said, “Of course not to be honest, she was totally not built for doing business. At that time, your grandfather
often helped her with that. But she just wanted to give the money to your father! Your grandlather didn’t agree on your parents’
marriage. So, your mother held a grudge against him. Later on, you were born.”
Then Selina stopped talking, feeling upset and remorseful. She had experienced the pain of someone she knew dying in front of her,
Anna’s grandfather was healthy before Olivia’s death. However, after Olivia’s death, he got sick because of his grief. Later, he could no
However, Frank put his fork down right after taking a bite of the food.
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