Chapter 444
As the years passed, the wealth and sess of the Ford family business increased slowly but steadily.
Meanwhile, the Ford brothers had also grown into intelligent, capable young men. It was only when
Tobias took up the reins of the Ford family business, that it began skyrocketing.
udia had single-handedly shouldered every burden in the Ford family throughout Sheldon and Tobias’
childhood. It was the reason why she fretted so over Tobias’ marriage. udia had worked her whole life
to bring her children happiness. She would now have to hand over that task to another woman.
udia was the only person who could empathize with Tobias’ struggles. The seemingly endless stretch
of work thaty before Tobias was an image that no ordinary person was capable of grasping.
Skr had arrived at Tobias’ home eager to discuss several matters. She now copsed onto the sofa,
feeling deted. The silence and emptiness of her home seemed to be taunting her.
Looking out the window, Skr saw the soft glow of lights dotting thendscape. A feeling of destion
overcame her.
As Skr was indulging in her self-pity, a faint noise came from upstairs. Skr sat up, immediately wary
of another potential spy.
Did he follow me home? Skr worried.
She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Miranda descending the stairs.
“Why are you here? Why didn’t you wait for Dad to fetch you from the hospital? Has he sold off his
house?” Skr asked sarcastically.
Miranda rested a hand on the railing. After a few months of not having seen her daughter, Miranda
thought that Skr had grown prettier.
She kept this to herself, however, and said sharply, “Look at your pathetic state! Who bullied you this
time?”
Skr did not reply. She could not possibly admit that she had gone all the way to Tobias’ house sote
at night only to have Tobias and udia spurn her. It was a rather humiliating experience.
Miranda sat down on the sofa next to Skr. Neither of them said a word, both ruminating on their own
troubles.
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“I couldn’t wait for Thomas toe. He only visited me once, saying that Tobias took ny-five percent
of Quest Group’s profits. When Tobias took over, he left us with nothing. I thought he would help us out
of the kindness! It turned out that he was merely riding on our vulnerable situation,” Mirandained,
her toneced with bitterness.
Skr had guessed as much. Thomas’ visible change in attitude was due to a discrepancy in the
allocation of profits. Frantic at his loss, Thomas had resorted to the only method he knew how.
Derisively, Skr retorted, “What are you nning to do, then? To head up to the rooftop and threaten to
jump if Tobias doesn’te? You’ve seen for yourself that it doesn’t work. I’m only a pawn in this game.”
Miranda covered her face with her hands and bent over in grief. She suddenly looked like a defenseless
young girl, unable to deal with the harshness in her life.
Skr felt difited. After all, Tobias had only intervened in Quest Group because of her. She’d initially
been grateful for his help, but time had proven that she had been too naive and idealistic.
She clumsily patted Miranda on the shoulder and said soberly, “You can find a man anywhere you look.
Why stick so irrevocably with one? Dad never consults you about anything. Isn’t his family supposed to
be his top priority? Why don’t you look for someone else? It’s never toote to start dating again.”
“Shut up! I’ll only love your father. You’d better not say anything like that ever again,” Miranda said hotly.
The inconsble expression on her face was instantly reced by wrath.
Frustrated by Miranda’s fickle changes in attitude, Skr massaged her temple, saying, “Fine, I won’t
say anything then. Where will you be spending the night? Here, next door, or Uncle Wesley’s?”
Miranda stared at Skr, then said, “We’ve already moved out. There isn’t enough money for us to
continue renting the ce next door.”