Chapter 317


    Chapter 317 Reading Between the Lines


    Eventually, Oscar managed to get Annalise, who was still throwing a tantrum, seated in his car.


    I just bought this car, and she''s stinking it up already. Looks like I''ll have to buy a new one.


    "Are you happy now, Oscar?" Annalise wiped the tears from her face and red at Oscar usingly.


    Oscar raised his eyebrows and smirked coldly. "I think I''d consider our family unlucky to have someone


    as useless as you in it."


    "Why are you scolding me too? What have I done wrong? I''m supposed to be Noah''s future bride! Why


    didn''t they tter me like what they did to Madeline? Why don''t they fear me at all?"


    "Because you''re an idiot! Why would anyone tter you when you have nothing worth ttering about?


    Is it just because you know how to throw tantrums in a cute way? Or is it because you can spew filthy


    language from the same mouth born with a silver spoon? Or your pathetic attempt at plotting against


    her?"


    Oscar''s expression was cold and harsh, and his words were even more so.


    "No! You all have been charmed by Madeline, that seductress!" Annalise yelled stubbornly.


    Oscar shook his head and sighed. He could not be bothered to speak another word to her, though he


    had to consider that she had taken care of their grandfather for many years.


    "Even if you''re right, have you ever wondered why she can seduce everyone you care about, but they


    all seem to hate you instead?"


    That question was exactly Achilles'' heel. Indeed, she had been frustratedtely because Madeline had


    taken away everything that was supposed to belong to her, but she did not understand how Madeline


    could have done that.


    She was the only daughter of the Sce family and a respected socialite. Why would she lose to her?


    Oscar saw that his younger sister was not totally hopeless. He continued, "You''re the daughter of the


    Sce family, but you have no career and understand nothing of the family business. As much as


    Grandfather might adore you, he''ll eventually have to marry you off with avish dowry."


    Annalise''s face turned pale. She did not want to be used as a pawn in marriage! She stared at Oscar


    almost pleadingly.


    Oscar continued, "If you want more, then you need to at least let the rest of our family know what


    you''re capable of. You might be Grandfather''s favorite, but Sce Corporation doesn''t only belong to


    Grandfather."


    Annalise began to panic. She had always thought gaining her grandfather''s favor was enough. After all,


    Steve would give her everything she wanted.


    Oscar had reminded her of a brute fact: She might be Steve''s only granddaughter, but Steve had


    several siblings, and their children were working in Sce Corporation and ownedpany shares.


    Even if those cousins were out of the picture, Annalise had three elder brothers. As much as Steve


    might adore her, he would split the family fortune among the four of them instead of giving it solely to


    her.


    In fact, Rowan was already taking care of all matters rting to thepany.


    She also knew Steve was getting old, and he might not have much time left. If he passed away


    suddenly, would the other Sce family members give her some money and exile her abroad?


    "I was thinking of sending you back to Uranica, but you''re my younger sister after all. If you can listen to


    me and make friends with Madeline and Natalia, then marry into the Quincy family, I''ll give you five


    percent of my shares," Oscar said.


    Annalise''s eyes widened with delight. It was not the promise of the reward that made her excited, but it


    was because she was tasked to do something for the first time in many years. She almost thought the


    other people had forgotten about her existence.


    Earlier, when her family had contacted her to gain ownership of Quinton Corporation shares by any


    means, she was at a loss for what to do.


    That was why she wanted everyone in the world to know she was engaged to Noah. That way, Noah


    would not be able to back off from the marriage. After she was married to Noah, he would protect her,


    even if she could not snatch any Quinton Corporation shares from him.


    "I know Natalia is from a powerful family, but why do I have to be friends with Madeline?" Annalise had


    an innate distaste for Madeline.


    Oscar''s gaze narrowed slightly. He was not going to tell her the real reason. "Madeline must''ve gotten


    some help from someone to be the chairperson of the Global Phnthropy Committee. We have


    to find out who that person is and work with them."


    "When will I get the five percent then?" Annalise asked, still unconvinced.


    "When you officially marry Noah," Oscar replied.


    He spun the steering wheel around and made an emergency U-turn. Annalise was tossed around in the


    car, but she dared not throw a tantrum at her brother.


    Meanwhile, Madeline was sitting in the car hugging the wine bottle. It took Elise a lot of effort to finally


    convince Madeline to hand her the bottle.


    Wow, she almost finished it.


    Wayne''s phone began to ring. When he saw it was from Noah, he answered it with trembling hands.


    "How is it? Did you manage to pick her up?" Noah spokezily as hey on the bed. Several tubes


    were sticking out of various orifices of his body.


    Earlier, Mackenzie had told him that Madeline was at the bar for a long time. He was worried that an


    ident might happen, so he ordered Wayne to go there and bring her back.


    Wayne had not updated him with a status report for some time, and he was getting worried.


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    "Mr. Noah, I''ve picked up Ms. Madeline. We met Ms. Annalise earlier, and she didn''t want to let go of


    Ms. Madeline. That caused a slight dy."


    Noah''s gaze turned cold when he heard Annalise''s name. He wanted to keep his pawns close to him,


    but he did not allow them to misbehave.


    "She''s been working on a charity project recently, right? Find some way to keep her in the mountains."


    Some time ago, Annalise hadined to her grandfather that nobody liked her. Her grandfather


    could not bear to see her sad, so he asked Rowan and the other brothers to clear her name.


    The Sce family donated a lot of money for charity in Annalise''s name. One of the projects was to


    build schools in remote mountainous areas.


    People loved seeing charity projects with tangible results, and Annalise''s reputation became better


    because of that. That was why people believed her when she said Noah was going to marry her.


    It was not hard at all for Noah to banish her to the mountains for that reason.


    After Wayne received the orders, he promised Noah he would carry it out to the best of his ability.


    Suddenly, Madeline began to bawl loudly. "Elise! I''m such a pathetic little girl!"


    Elise''s head leaned against the car window, and she was about to fall asleep. She jumped at


    Madeline''s sudden outburst.


    "What''s wrong?" Elise stole a nce at Wayne, who was still on the call with Noah. She hoped


    Madeline would not say something stupid.


    "Look at me! I have big and animated eyes, a petite and round face, a tall nose bridge, cherry lips, and


    a hot figure! I think I can consider myself very beautiful, right?" Madelineined while pointing at


    various parts of her body.


    "You are, of course! And if someone says you aren''t, I''d gouge his eyes because he''s blind anyway!"


    Elise said indignantly.


    On the other end of the call, Noah knew Elise was talking about him.


    Madeline pouted while baring her cleavage. "I''m sad because no one said anything! How long was I


    sitting there? An hour, at least? I''ve already drunk myself silly, but no one came to flirt with me! I''ve


    never felt so humiliated!"