Chapter 298


    Chapter 298


    In the corridor outside the Chandier Jewelry’s meeting hall, Catelyn sat on a bench with her back


    pressed against the wall. Her consciousness was drifting, while her entire body felt like it was swaying.


    Her head dropped slightly from time to time, only for her to be woken by the motion.


    The process repeated multiple times, and just when she thought she was reaching her limit, she heard


    the door to the meeting hall opening, followed by sounds of people talking. She stood abruptly, before


    falling back onto the bench helplessly.


    By the time she managed to stand upright again, L had led Granny Atherton outside.


    Catelyn ran after them.


    L spotted Catelyn from the corner of her eye and felt pleased by how miserable she visibly looked.


    ‘This is what you get for crossing me!


    She carefully supported Granny Atherton as she ordered the bodyguards, “There are too many people


    here. Stop any unidentified persons froming to us; don’t let them get in Old Madam’s way.”


    “Understood!” The bodyguards sharpened at hermand. Granny Atherton was the person with the


    highest status in the Atherton Family, so they could not afford anything to happen to her. Catelyn was


    powerless and could not be swift to begin with; very soon, she was left behind. With the bodyguards


    there to stop her, she could not get close enough to Granny Atherton to plead for another chance.


    She scanned the crowd and the environment around her before hurrying toward the parking lot


    determinedly.


    Granny Atherton probably would leave by car.


    From a distance, Catelyn spotted Granny Atherton stepping into a Bently with a car te number ending


    with 86.


    She summoned the courage and darted to the center of the road just when the car was about to drive


    right by the green belt she was standing on. She opened her arms and waved frantically for them to stop


    the car.


    “Old Madam Atherton, I’m Catelyn rk! I’m sorry that I didn’t show up on time, but it was caused by


    special circumstances. Can you please give me another chance?” she shouted, mustering everyst


    ounce of her strength as she did.


    L would no doubt try to toy with her if Catelyn went to her, which was why she had to go to Granny


    Atherton directly, her frail frame swaying in the wind.


    At that moment, the driver of the Bently spotted a girl suddenly appearing in the middle of the road and


    hastily stepped on the brake. The car instantly slowed, and both Granny Atherton and L jerked


    forward from the sudden shift of gravity.


    L instinctively reached over to cover Granny Atherton’s forehead with one hand and wrapped her


    other arm around the old woman’s body to steady her. Still, Granny Atherton saw


    stars from the sudden halt. She rubbed her head and sat back, unable to recover from the shock


    “Why did you drive like that? Don’t you know that Grandma has a weak spine?!” snarled L at the


    driver.


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    Terrified, the driver exined with trembling lips, “I… I’m sorry, Miss Atherton! Something came before


    the car, so I…”


    L looked outside through the windshield and recognized Catelyn right away, despite the distance.


    Catelyn was dressed in a professional office outfit with her hair tied up. At the moment, strands of her


    hair loosely hung by the sides of her ears with no trace of her previous elegance.


    L sneered internally yet outwardly spoke, “Whoever that crazy woman is, she must really want to


    meet Grandma, but she doesn’t have time for people who aren’t determined enough to do what’s


    needed. Run over her!”


    The driver was stunned at hermand and turned to stare at L in disbelief, wondering if he had


    heard her wrong.


    L just ordered him to ‘run over her’! Did she seriously just ask him that? “Are you deaf?” L barked


    in frustration, appearing as though she made themand for Granny Atherton’s sake. “I’ve seen this


    kind of woman around. She just wants to stop the car. If you start driving, she’ll move away. “Or are you


    asking Grandma to lower herself to meet with that woman? She isn’t worthy of Grandma’s time!” Her


    tone was filled with frustration toward Catelyn yet somehow sounded as though she was caring for


    Granny Atherton altogether.


    Granny Atherton, too, saw someone standing before the car, but before she could see the woman’s face,


    the car came to a sudden halt.


    She had always had a weak spine, and the impact had made her dizzy. She dropped her head into her


    hands dazedly, and when the driver noticed that she was not saying a word, he took it as a silent


    approval of L’smand.


    The driver gulped at this, his grip on the steering wheel tightening before he slowly stepped on the


    elerator once more.