Dustin hit Emilia pretty hard. She fell into Marcos''s embrace and passed out.
Blood trickled slowly down her head, stunning everyone.
"Emilia... my daughter! Call an ambnce!" Lainey was the fastest. She rushed up to hold Emilia and shouted hoarsely. Marcos was flustered, too. He held Emilia in his arms and stayed where he was.
Fortunately, Charlotte reacted in time and called the ambnce.
It was going pretty much the way Aleigha thought. The only thing she didn''t count on was Dustin hitting Emilia so hard.
Though Aleigha got what she came for, she was afraid to rx. Dustin was a suspicious man. She didn''t think he totally trusted her.
She decided to wait and see.
Lainey''s pregnancy gave her some new ideas.
The ambnce arrived soon, but was stopped by the reporters outside. Lainey waited for a long time with Emilia in her arms, crying and stroking her hair. She was filled with hate and she was trying to hold it in. She hated herself for being useless, hated Marcos, hated Dustin, and even more hated Aleigha. Dustin acted like he didn''t know Emilia was bleeding. He was in a positive fury, and he didn''t even care if she was okay.
Was he tough? No, it was his mercy that made Emilia what she was.
She did the wrong thing and med someone else for it. He was too disappointed.
"Charlotte, take me back to my room. Aleigha,e with me."
Dustin''s indifference made Lainey understand the ce her daughter and she held in his heart.
She felt upset, but there was nothing she could do.
"D*mn it!" Marcos slumped on the sofa, irritably rubbing his hair.
"Marcos, why isn''t the ambnce here yet?" Lainey asked in a low, soft voice.
Marcos looked up at her and walked out silently.
As soon as he went out, he saw Dominicing in with medical staff. He turned around and hurriedly led the way. Only then did Emilia leave the Gardner Residence under siege from the
reporters.
Within a day, the scandal of the Gardner family quickly spread around the city.
Adrian put down the newspaper. The corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile as he tapped rhythmically on the table.
After entering the room, Dustin asked Charlotte to give him and Aleigha some privacy.
Aleigha did not know what Dustin wanted to do, so she just quietly stood there.
"Aleigha, do you have anything to do with this matter?"
Aleigha looked at Dustin with a hint of grievance in her clear eyes.
"Grandpa, don''t you believe me?
"I know you don''t like me because I grew up in the countryside. I''m not as capable as my sister.
"But... it''s not my fault. If I''d grown up in the Gardner family, I''d have been around a lot, giving you shoulder and back rubs, and maybe you''d have liked me.
"Grandpa, I''m a country girl, but I''ll try my best to be ady. I won''t embarrass the Gardner family."
This homely remark not onlypletely dispelled Dustin''s doubts about her, but also made him feel more guilty about her.
Dustin sighed. "Kid, I''m sorry. I shouldn''t have suspected you."
Could a country girl be so scheming? He didn''t think so. Maybe Emilia was lying.
After all, she wanted to steal Aleigha''s fiance. What couldn''t she do? She was as cunning as her mother.
"Grandpa, I know, I don''t me you.
"Maybe I did something wrong so Emilia doesn''t like me. I must be better to her so that she no longer hates me."
Aleigha''s innocence made Dustin''s heart ache. What a silly child! She was actually trying to be nice to someone who tried to take everything from her.
Dustin told Aleigha toe closer
to him. "I''m this year. I don''t know how many years I have left. My greatest wish is to have a harmonious family. It''s not just Emilia who''s embarrassed by this, it''s the entire Gardner family.
"We have strict house rules, but that
doesn''t stop some people from doing whatever they want. The
Gardner family owned a lot of
property, but your father only held
20% of the shares.
"Because of the engagement, I gave you 15% of the shares in the Xiao family''s presence. Now, I''m gonna give you the rest of my 35%."
Aleigha was a little stunned, and she looked at Dustin with aplicated expression.
Like he didn''t notice her shock, he continued, "All these years, I''ve lived with the guilt. I''m sorry to you and your mother, your grandma, your two aunts and your two uncles...
"Maybe the best I can do is say I''m sorry to them after I''m gone."
Aleigha took a deep breath. She didn''t expect Dustin to say those words to her today.
"I have been stuck-up and arrogant all my life. I thought I''d make a good sessor, but I was wrong. Aleigha, I want you to be happy, and I won''t make you do anything again."
Aleigha still couldn''t say a word. She felt suffocated, as if something had blocked her chest.
Why was it different from thest life? Shouldn''t he hate her? Why would he give his shares to her?
Why would he tell her these things?
"Grandpa, I..."
Aleigha wanted to say something, but did not know what to say. She was not an emotional person, at least not in this life. But what Dustin did today was too confusing.
She came out of the room with a transfer of shares. When she got twenty, she would get 50% of the Gardner family.
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Lainey and Marcos went to the hospital. Dustin was in his room. Therefore, there was only Aleigha and Charlotte having dinner.
Aleigha thought that Charlotte would not make her happiness too obvious. However, in the evening, she saw a table full of delicious food in the dining room. "Grandaunt, are we celebrating something?"
Aleigha pulled a wry face.
"Come on, let''s eat." Charlotte was really happy, as if she was not in the least affected by what happened today.
They talked andughed as they ate. As a real socialite, Charlotte moved with great grace.
Charlotte lost her husband at an early age and had no children of her own. She didn''t n to remarry. The first time she saw Aleigha, she felt a strange kinship. She didn''t know why, but she liked Aleigha very much.