Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243 Harold Collapsed

She couldn’t help but crack up.

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“You!” Natasha raised a hand to slap Adriana, but Curtis stood up with a chilling presence, so she held back. “Adriana, just you wait.”

“Ms. Jones, the Joneses are practically bankrupt, yet you’re here threatening me? Maybe you should spend more time figuring out which married man to cozy up to next. Let’s be real, you’ve never had any morals.” Adriana shot her a sarcastic look.

Natasha shook with rage. She’d never imagined Adriana could still be so cocky at this point.

“Adriana, I hope you die a horrible death!” Natasha shouted and stormed off.

“She looks like a total clown,” Adriana muttered under her breath.

Curtis gave a slight nod.

“These people aren’t bad,” Adriana said, glancing at the business cards in Curtis’s hand. “They genuinely want to work with you.”

Curtis nodded again. “Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to see who’s truly there for you …

The ones willing to help him now were the ones worth trusting in the future.

Sure, business is all about profit, but if someone can keep a shred of decency in the middle of it all, that’s rare.

“You sure you want to keep going?” Ronan asked quietly once everyone else was gone.

Curtis handed him the cards. “Ainsworth Group is at a turning point. Picking the right partners matters more than ever. The wrong person could ruin everything.”

Ronan smirked. That’s Mr. Lincoln for you. He never takes risks he can’t handle.

They’d both been humiliated all day, but at least they could spot the worthwhile partners in the crowd. “Mr. Lincoln, just keep up the struggling–underdog act. It works for you.” Ronan grinned.

Curtis’s startup was catching everyone’s attention, which made it easier for Ainsworth Group to rise.

Ronan couldn’t help but think Curtis was a genius.

He played his role perfectly.

“My wife’s acting isn’t great, though. I’ll have to coach her.” Curtis pulled Adriana close. “That’s it for tonight, Mr. Fowler. We’re heading out.”

Adriana followed Curtis out and whispered, “Sorry, they were too much–putting you down while worshiping the Ainsworth Group’s CEO. I just couldn’t take it.”

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Curtis just smiled. “What’s funnier–hearing them insult me or praise me?”

Adriana tried not to laugh. “Both … ”

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Now she wondered what Danielle’s and Nicole’s faces would look like if they found out who Curtis really

was.

“Mr. Curtis!” As soon as they left the ballroom, Curtis’s assistant hurried over.

“Mr. Curtis, Mr. Harold collapsed and was taken to the hospital. Michael was the only one with him when it happened, but no one knows what they said. Whatever it was, it triggered Mr. Harold…‘

Curtis’s expression darkened.

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“Should I book tickets to Harborton?” the assistant asked quietly. “The whole family is waiting outside the hospital’s emergency room for the will.”

Harold had already added Denton to the Lincolns‘ family records and officially named him the future heir of the Lincoln Group, but the family’s assets and everything else still hadn’t been divided up.

Now that Harold’s life was hanging by a thread, everyone in the Lincoln Family was getting restless. They all wanted a piece of the pie.

Curtis was silent for a while, then nodded. “You booked the flights already?”

The assistant nodded. “Everything’s set.”

Curtis turned to Adriana. “Come back to Harborton with me.”

She nodded.

Whatever happened, Harold was still his grandfather—the man who raised him.

She also understood why Curtis always went easy on Denton, He remembered everything Harold had done for him.

Curtis had grown up in a broken home, with a cold mother and a terrible father. Without his grandfather, he wouldn’t have survived.

Harborton.

When Curtis and Adriana arrived at the hospital, the Lincoln family’s relatives were already arguing

outside the ICU.

Everyone claimed to have contributed the

most to the Lincoln Group and family.

They had no respect for Denton, who was now named as the official heir. As a student himself, Denton had no way to hold them back.

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“Harold collapsed before he could write a will. That means Michael’s in charge now, so you better be fair about it, Michael.” Since Curtis was no longer running the Lincoln Group, everyone treated him like he’d already been expelled from the family.

All this time, everyone had been sucking up to Michael and his wife Juliet, and it’d gone to their heads.

Denton stood on the sidelines, furious.

While Harold fought for his life in the ICU, everyone else was already scheming for their share.

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Chapter 244 Did Grandpa Leave a Will?