Skipped At The Altar, Taken By His Uncle novel Chapter 25

Whitney never really wanted the shares. She just grinned and asked, “So, who’s footing the bill for the nursing home?”

Laura’s face went dark. “I’ll pay. Is that okay?”

Finally, the whole farce came to an end.

Whitney dropped the whole shares thing, and she was all smiles as she helped Patricia pack up. “Grandma, don’t listen to him anymore.

“You’re doing great at the nursing home, and if you move back, I’ll just worry about you. Don’t stress about money. I’m about to get a promotion, and my salary’s about to double. Even if they don’t pay, I can handle it.”

But after covering the costs, she’d be left with nothing in her pocket.

Patricia smiled, “I know you’re a caring kid. And about those shares I brought up earlier, I meant it. I’m just an old lady. Those shares don’t mean much to me. If I hand them over to you, even if your dad keeps playing favorites, at least you’ll have something to rely on.”

Whitney’s eyes grew hot with tears. “Grandma, I know. You’re always the best to me.”

She buried her face in Patricia’s lap, her tears quietly wetting Patricia’s pants.

Patricia’s heart ached for her. She gently rubbed the top of Whitney’s head. “There, there, don’t cry. As long as I’m alive, I’ll keep loving you every single day!”

Whitney had barely gotten home before her luggage was shoved right back into the car.

She took Patricia back to the nursing home herself and grabbed the bank card Laura handed her on the way.

Laura glared at Whitney, her voice dripping with annoyance. “There’s 160,000 dollars on that card, Whitney. Try not to spend it all at once.”

Whitney just smiled and slipped the card out of Laura’s hand. “Thanks, Laura.”

Laura watched their car disappear, then, still pissed and flustered, rushed off to hunt down Samuel.

“Samuel, why didn’t you ever tell me Mom still has 5% of the shares?” Laura demanded.

If it weren’t for today, she would’ve been totally in the dark.

Samuel just went quiet for a long time. “Dad left those shares to Mom. How could I just take them from her?”

“And what about that 15% Whitney was talking about?” Laura pressed.

“After sticking with him all these years, I don’t get a single share?‘ Laura thought bitterly.

Samuel’s eyes flickered. “We’re family, so let’s not split hairs. Whatever I have will go to Tina in the end.”

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Samuel’s only real regret was that he never had a son.

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Both his daughters would eventually marry, and all his hard–earned wealth would just end up benefiting someone outside the family. That was the one thing he just couldn’t stand.

Laura was fuming. She’d just thrown away 160,000 dollars for nothing, and on top of that, Whitney had literally splashed water all over her.

No way was she putting up with any of this.

“Then buy Tina a villa. This place is getting old anyway. Why don’t we just move out?” Laura demanded.

Samuel’s eyes darkened. “The company needs every penny right now. Just wait a bit. I promised Tina, and I won’t go back on my word.

“Right now, the most important thing is for Whitney to marry Carter without any issues.”

Until the wedding was done, he’d have a weight on his mind.

Only when the Harris and Moore families were really united by marriage would he finally be able to relax.

Tina had gone wild with her girlfriends all night and didn’t drag herself home until noon.

“Mom, where’s Grandma? Didn’t you say you were bringing her back last night?” Tina asked.

Laura, clearly annoyed, shot back, “We sent her right back to the nursing home.”

“Huh? Why? I bumped into Whitney at Sunrise Bites last night, and I was actually mad at her for saying Grandma was back. Why did you send her off again?” Tina asked, totally confused.

Tina really didn’t get it, and Laura just gave her daughter a look that was impossible to read.

“She’s really hopeless,‘ Laura thought, feeling let down by her daughter.

“Alright, your dad said once Whitney gets married, he’ll buy you a villa,” Laura said.

“Really?” Tina’s eyes lit up.

“Hmph, one of my friends was throwing shade at me yesterday, saying my family was going downhill. If Dad really buys me a villa, I’m going to rub it in her face the second I get it!‘ Tina thought.

“Is she really going to marry Carter?” Tina asked, her voice full of disbelief.

Laura let out a cold laugh. “Tina, Carter’s not the right guy for you. Just forget about him. Sure, he’s the Harris family’s eldest grandson, but he’s not running the main business at Harris Group. He’s just the CEO of a subsidiary.

“Besides, you know better than anyone about his relationship with Emily.”

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Laura thought that once Whitney married into the Harris family, she’d find out just how tough life could be.

Laura never thought this was a marriage anyone should envy.

“But…” Tina just couldn’t get over it.

“That’s the Harris family. How could I just let this go?‘ Tina thought.

Laura patted Tina’s hand. “Look at the bigger picture. Carter’s not the only single guy in the Harris family.”

Tina froze for a moment, then suddenly caught on. “Mom, you mean…”

Laura smiled, “Klein is the one truly running the Harris family. If you manage to get his attention, Whitney will give you some respect.”

Once Whitney had her grandma settled, she headed over to PrimeBridge Law Firm that afternoon.

She glanced at the boss’s office–it was weird seeing it so empty.

“Where’s Mr. Barton?” Whitney asked.

Frank leaned in and replied, “He’s with Mr. Barton.”

He dropped his voice even lower. “Hector is in there too.”

Whitney raised his eyebrows. Everyone knew Townsend Barton had two top gold lawyers, but those two were always at each other’s throats.

“Looks like it’s about that Harris Group contract. Boss went to talk things out with Mr. Barton today,” Frank said.

Whitney’s heart skipped a beat. “Did Hector’s team really get it?”

But just the other day, Klein had promised her he’d play fair.

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