Stay Around You Now And Forever novel (Hunter Jackson) novel Chapter 428

“Sasha!” Emily faked Francis’s accident, but she didn’t expect Sasha to really take the bait.

However, although Sasha had showed up, Francis still made no response.

What happened down there?

“Francis! How are you? Where are you? Answer me!”

Standing by the slope, Sasha could see nothing but pure darkness from up here.

She was so worried but there was no way to get down there.

Desperate, Sasha tried to slide down the slope as the last resort, only to find Francis.

“Sasha! Are you out of your mind?”

Emily immediately grabbed her hand before she could do anything stupid.

“We have no idea what it’s like down there. If it’s too deep ...”

“If it’s too deep, then my Francis …”

That very possibility made Sasha even more worried.

So she broke free from Emily’s hand and was about to slide down the slope.

At this moment, Francis’s hearty voice came from below.

“Mom, I’m fine. It’s just a joke!”

With that, he climbed up the vine and got back there in two twos.

“Francis! Are you okay? Injured?”

Scared to death, Sasha examined her son for a long time, and only after she confirmed that he was fine did she heave a sigh of relief.

But then, something seemed to have occurred to her. Her expression suddenly changed and she turned around immediately, escaping.

Francis had long expected this. So, the moment she turned around, he caught her by her hand.

“Francis, let go of me! I don’t want to go back. I don’t deserve to go back. And I don’t want to face them!”

“But Mom, if you don’t come back, what about me? Are you gonna abandon me?”

“You still have your grandpa, your aunt and Joseph. They will take good care of you!”

If she went back, Francis would definitely get into trouble because of her.

For she had made mistakes, and he would be condemned for being the son of such a vicious and greedy woman.

She couldn’t get him involved in this, nor did she want him to look down on her!

“Mom, how much longer do you wanna hide? Don’t tell me you won’t come back forever and won’t see me anymore.”

Francis didn’t let go no matter what.

The weeds around here were basically all taller than her. As long as she was determined to hide, it would be really difficult to find her again.

“Mom, let’s go home first, and we’ll talk about it seriously, okay?”

“No, I really don’t know how to face them. And I … I don’t want to face your grandfather, either!”

“Mom, are you still feeling wronged for me? You think Grandpa doesn’t treat me well?”

Francis pulled her back. In her stunned gaze, he softened his voice.

“Mom, you really misunderstood Grandpa. It’s not that he doesn’t want to put me in an important position; it’s because I don’t want to stay in the Gale Group.”

“You don’t have to lie to me. I know what’s going on.”

Sawyer had always deemed Francis inferior to Joseph.

She admitted that her son was indeed not as shrewd a businessman as Joseph.

But her son was also a young talent. She had always believed that he was capable and competent!

“No, you don’t. You really don’t understand it this time.”

Francis held onto her wrist tightly, but his tone was so gentle.

“Mom, at that time, Grandpa offered me the position of Vice President at the Gale Group, and Joseph would be the only one of a higher rank to me.”

“What?” Sasha suddenly turned around and stared at him in shock.

Vice president? Was he serious?

She really wanted to leave that position to her son, but she knew that he was not cut out for it.

Literally.

But had Sawyer really ever promised Francis such an imperative position?