Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 44

Grace finally spoke.

Her voice was quiet, and cold.

“Are you finished?”

“You...” Sabrina choked with rage.

“If you’re finished, then move.”

Grace walked around her and went straight upstairs.

Sabrina was shaking with fury, pointing at her retreating back and screaming, “You little animal! You have no manners! Get out! Take your things and get out of my sight!”

Grace paid her no mind.

She entered the attic and found the dusty wooden chest.

Opening it, she saw her mother’s favorite books, a few elegant silk dresses, and a photo album.

She opened the album. On the first page was a picture of her young mother holding her as a newborn, her smile gentle and content.

In the bottom right corner of the photo was a line of delicate handwriting.

‘To my Grace, may your life be filled with peace and joy, and may the world treat you with kindness.’

Grace’s fingertips gently traced the words.

Her eyes reddened against her will.

Mom, I’m sorry.

Your Grace has let you down.

She closed the album, picked up the chest, and without a single glance back at her so-called “home,” she left and never looked back.

As the car drove away from the residential complex, she glanced in the rearview mirror at the magnificent building shrinking in the distance.

The humiliation and the last vestiges of attachment she felt for this family were severed completely.

***

As everyone sat there, stumped, Lilian, who had been quietly peeling an apple in the corner, suddenly spoke up in her soft voice.

“Dad, brothers... I... I have an idea. It might not be a good one, but I don’t know if I should say it.”

Instantly, all eyes were on her.

Mr. Hart quickly said, “Lilian, if you have an idea, speak up!”

Lilian bit her lip, looking worried.

“I heard... that Mr. Brooks is a very traditional man. His wife passed away from an illness a few years ago, and he’s been looking to remarry a woman of good education and class.”

She paused, cautiously observing everyone’s reactions.

“Mr. Brooks has been looking for a well-educated wife, hasn't he?”

“My sister... although she’s divorced and her reputation isn’t the best, her looks and academic background are top-tier in Jarrow City.”

“If... if we could arrange a marriage between her and Mr. Brooks, then wouldn’t he become one of the family? Once he is, he would surely do everything in his power to help us with the IPO.”