The One He Dismissed Became The One He Died For novel Chapter 81

Claire tried to decline, but Miles pressed the documents down.

"He gave it, so take it. Treat it as Westhaven Village's startup funding. Once you make a profit, you can pay him back with interest."

At this point, declining further would seem pretentious. Claire accepted it gratefully.

"Thank you, Mr. Zimmerman. I'll make good use of it and won't let you down."

"Good, good..." Alistair Zimmerman beamed.

The more he looked at this girl, the more he liked her.

At the ward door, Arthur Langford watched with shock.

He had originally thought Claire was just a pretty, ordinary girl clinging to Miles, completely unworthy of entering the Zimmerman family.

But Alistair had visited in person and offered such a valuable apology gift. This was clearly the treatment of a "Zimmerman daughter-in-law"!

And he had just tried to threaten Miles to set him up with his own daughter? He was incredibly foolish and overestimating himself.

Arthur's face turned pale. He lowered his voice, "Vivian, there are plenty of good men in the world. I'll introduce you to other outstanding young men..."

Vivian Langford stood rooted to the spot, staring stiffly at the harmonious scene inside the ward.

Even Alistair was so good to Claire; she and Miles were completely impossible now.

She had been the one by Miles's side all along, yet he had betrayed her. This man owed her, and he could never repay it in this lifetime!

Vivian clenched her fingers tightly. She sneered, void of love or reluctance, with only monstrous hatred surging in her eyes.

If she couldn't have him, no one would.

Miles, Claire, just you wait.

The crowd left, and the ward returned to quiet.

Claire flipped through the raw materials partnership documents in her hands, still feeling a sense of unreality.

She looked up at Miles, murmuring, "Pinch me. I want to see if I'm dreaming..."

Miles was amused, the frost in his eyes gradually melting.

Miles paused slightly, then stood up and left.

Only mother and daughter remained in the room.

Susan looked at her daughter. "Claire, tell me the truth. Are those rumors in the hospital true?"

"What rumors?"

The older woman spoke with difficulty. "That you got together with the doctor just to secure my kidney donor."

"Claire, doing this is a betrayal to Jefferson!"

Claire lowered her eyes. "Mom, I'm not with Dr. Zimmerman."

"Besides... Jefferson and I broke up a long time ago. He married someone else."

Susan became agitated. "How could he be as ungrateful as George Jenner! Oh, Claire, don't be sad. It's better to find out early, so you don't end up on my path..."

Years ago, Susan had cut ties with her parents to be with a poor boy named George Jenner.