Walter fell silent for a while before laughing softly. "Mrs. Langley Senior told me not to kick up a fuss with you. She also told me not to give your shares to Selena. You're not allowed to leave Langley Group either."
"How did you reply to her?" Natalie's voice was calm, as if she was asking Walter about the weather.
"I didn't say anything. I just said that you were still the current president, so I would have to listen to your orders."
Laughing gently, he added, "Wait for me in Dithoria. You're still my president, so I'll follow you if you want me to resign."
"Alright! Then, I'll wait for you in Dithoria."
After hanging up, she stood in the corridor for a long time until William and Charlotte approached her.
Then, she turned around and said, "Father, Mother, you can go home if you're busy."
"We are already retired, so we have plenty of free time." Charlotte approached Natalie and hugged her.
She continued, "Mrs. Langley Senior is insisting that you must not give the shares to the Langleys. Since she's causing a great commotion, your father and I decided to have you avoid the Langley family in the meantime.
"Don't worry about Mrs. Langley Senior. I brought her to Dithoria, so I'll take care of her.
"But I can't bear to see her guilt-trip you again. Nat, maybe we're being petty, but we don't want to put you into a difficult situation."
"I know." Natalie allowed Charlotte to hug her. "Were you being serious when you offered to give me a company earlier?"
"Of course." The latter smiled brightly. "Nat, let me brief you about it."
"Okay."
As Charlotte pulled Natalie to a corner, William looked at the two gently. After looking at both of them, he realized he no longer missed Emma.
On the other hand, Emma often contacted him when she was traveling overseas. As usual, she told him about the fun things she enjoyed.
However, neither Charlotte nor William treated her the same way as before. They didn't reply to her messages immediately, tell her to play happily, or have zero restrictions on her spending.
Instead, they replied to her occasionally without a lot of enthusiasm.
Since Emma sensed their indifference, she slowly stopped messaging them and grew distant from the Walkers.
Looking away from Charlotte and Natalie, William checked the time and entered Grace's hospital room.
Grace was sleeping soundly on the bed.
William woke her up, and Grace opened her eyes.
She seemed surprised upon seeing him. However, she soon pretended to be dazed and confused again.
"Where's Nattie? Where's Nattie?" she mumbled. "William, where's Nattie?"
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