Trista was clueless, perhaps not fully grasping what was happening. With a nk stare and drool at the corner of her mouth, she gazed up at Ivy with those beautiful, wide eyes.


    Once Ivy stopped talking, Trista''s face split into a wide, giggling smile.


    Wayne couldn''t help but join in theughter. Yet, there was a tinge of mncholy in his heart.


    Ivy had grown taller over the past few months, and her personality had undergone a significant change, seeming more independent and self-assured. Clearly, he had missed out on a part of her growing up. "Sweetie, take Trista over there to y. I need a word with your dad," Saying to Ivy, Hria signaled to her secretary with a nce.


    "Madam, I''ve prepared the documents you requested and will send them to your email. I''ll be on my way now." The secretary said.d2


    After the secretary left, Ivy, holding Trista''s hand, hesitated for a moment before running up to Hria. She tugged at her hand, standing on tiptoes to whisper something in her ear.


    Hria leaned in with a chuckle, then she heard Ivy saying, "Great-grandma, you can''t be cross with my dad, okay?"


    "Are you afraid I''ll scold you?" Hria feigned jealousy, "Ungrateful little girl, who''ve you known longer, me or your dad? And yet you take his side!"


    "I''m on both your sides!" Ivy quickly tried to make amends.


    "Alright, I won''t scold your dad. Now go and take little Trista to y!"


    Ivy, beaming with joy, scooped up Trista and scampered away.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    "Is hepletely better?" Hria wasted no time on small talk and got straight to the point.


    Wayne pondered a moment, "Mental illness... there''s no such thing as aplete cure."


    "I appreciate your honesty." Hria settled into the armchair opposite him, "I''ll be straight with you too.


    When first heard about your


    condition, I was dead set on having


    Rosalynn leave you."


    Wayne''s gaze dropped, "I understand. If it were Ivy, I might have reacted even more fiercely."


    Hria softened a bit as she


    watched him, "In any case, keep up with your regr check-ups and don''t skip any medication. If you can prevent a rpse, then prevent t... Rosalynn has secretly shed too many tears during your absence."


    Her voice cracked with emotion.


    Wayne''s eyes reddened instantly, "Grandma, I''ll remember. Please don''t be upset..."


    "When you''re ready, take over Bane Corporation. You''re short on reliable people and in this past year, you should''ve seen how worn my grand-daughter has be," Hriained with dissatisfaction.


    Bane Corporation, unlike her Jared Group, had grown significantly in just over a decade. Wayne had always been ambitious, expanding rapidly. Previously, he alone had been the linchpin. People with such remarkable abilities were few and far between, hence the number of vultures circling when he first fell ill, eager to snatch a piece of Bane Corporation from Rosalynn''s grasp.


    It was Rosalynn''s tenacity, matching Wayne''s capabilities, that had kept Bane Corporation intact and allowed it to flourish even more during this period.


    "Of course, grandma," Wayne replied, the picture of obedience.


    Seeing him sopliant, Hria''s remainingints dissolved unspoken.


    Rosalynn finished her tasks and came downstairs to find Wayne sitting across from Hria, listening attentively to her''s words.


    "Grandma," Rosalynn called out, smiling as she approached the two. Hria, seeing her, turned to Wayne and said, "Look, herees another one of your defenders!"