Chapter 629: Chapter 629: No Small Selfish Desires
Willow stared at the person flaunting arrogance in front of her, tugging the corners of her lips into a faint smile of dismissal.
“Oh.” She responded calmly, not wishing to entangle herself too much with this person.
But Luna Williams wasn’t about to let her go that easily. She extended her arm, blocking Willow’s path. “You won’t find any useful information here with Grandma. Just a kind-hearted reminder—save your efforts. Instead, prepare more for the stockholders’ eting. Otherwise, when the ti cos, your loss will be downright embarrassing.”
Willow let out a frosty smile. “It seems you’re confident about winning. What gives you such faith?”
Luna hesitated for a mont, her expression shifting slightly. She certainly wouldn’t tell Willow that she had already secured Jade Bell’s shares, making her now the Williams Clan’s largest stockholder in truth.
Luna tilted her chin upward, presenting herself with the air of a proud heiress.
“The ultimate winner will undoubtedly be ! You and Ted Williams—a discarded pawn and an adopted son—what qualifies you to fight against , the legitimate Miss Williams? Let’s see who prevails.”
Willow chuckled lightly. She neither got angry nor exposed her, replying coolly, “Alright then, as the rightful heiress, let’s wait and see three days from now.”
Seeing she couldn’t outtalk Willow, Luna grew even more smug and self-satisfied.
Willow shook her head, helplessly muttering, “Ignorance.”
Willow entered Jade Bell’s hospital ward, where the older woman was sitting up in bed, clearly waiting for her arrival.
“Grandma.” Willow called softly.
“Little Hope! Co here quickly.”
Jade eagerly gestured for Willow to co closer. As Willow approached, Jade adjusted her position and embraced her.
Willow paused in surprise. “What’s wrong, Grandma?”
“Harry told many things while he was here earlier. He said… if not for you, I might have really…” Jade choked on her words and buried her face, weeping.
“Luna, Luna is truly heartless. I never would’ve imagined she’d be so ruthless to for the company shares, even wishing for my death.”
Willow gently patted Jade’s back to reassure her. “It’s alright now, Grandma. No one can hurt you anymore.”
Jade continued, “Little Hope, I’m sorry. Earlier today, Grandma didn’t intentionally hide the truth from you; it’s just that those two are too vicious. I feared that if they discovered I rembered everything, they might do sothing even worse.
Besides, I heard the Williams Clan’s stockholders’ eting is being held in three days. If I don’t reveal I rember everything, it might be beneficial for you. It’s just… my shares, I signed them over intending to give them to you, but Luna took them instead. She now holds thirty percent of the shares, Little Hope, you…”
As Jade nervously finished speaking, Willow calmly reassured her, “Grandma, you did nothing wrong. You just need to keep pretending you have amnesia and protect yourself.”
As long as Jade maintained her act, pretending to rember nothing, she posed no threat to those two, and naturally, she’d be safe.
“Leave the rest to .”
Jade gazed at Willow. “Little Hope, do you have a plan?”
“Grandma, do you think I would propose holding a stockholders’ eting if I weren’t prepared?”
Willow didn’t reveal any details but simply reassured Jade to rest easy.
Jade nodded. She understood Willow’s cleverness and knew she wouldn’t fight a battle unprepared.
Looking at how tirelessly Willow worked for her and the Williams Clan, Jade was overwheld with guilt. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears.
“Little Hope, it’s Grandma’s fault. When I gave you the shares back then, I had my own selfish reasons, but I had no other choice. Luna was too frail to bear the weight of the Williams Clan at the ti, and Ted Williams was threatening it at every turn. Your presence gave Grandma hope.”
Willow looked at the elderly woman who clasped her hand tightly, gently patting the back of her hand.
At monts like this, she almost felt a twinge of resentnt toward her.
If it weren’t for her, Willow would still be in the Emperor Capital, staying with Luke and Willow, carrying her baby, enjoying peaceful and happy days with Waylon Lewis, instead of leaving Luke and Willow behind and never seeing Waylon while running around with her pregnancy.
Maverick Williams had dragged her back to the family forcibly for Luna’s sake, and Jade had thrust her into the fray for the clan.
And this wasn’t entirely because she was Willow—it was because of the man standing beside her.
Waylon Lewis!
Giving the Williams Clan to her was equivalent to handing it to Waylon Lewis. With the Williams Clan backed by the Lewis Clan, as long as the Lewis Clan stood tall, the Williams Clan would prosper alongside it.
Jade’s selfishness was undoubtedly substantial.
Willow pressed her lips together but realized that, when considered from another angle, Jade had her own dilemmas as well.
Her mother had passed away early, Luna had been frail and ailing, and then there was Ted Williams, fixated on claiming the family’s legacy.
What could an elderly woman over eighty do against such wolves and tigers?
Looking into the elderly woman’s guilty yet loving expression, Willow curved her lips into a faint smile. “Stop blaming yourself, Grandma. Since things have reached this point, there’s no point in dwelling on the past.”
Jade nodded, her eyes full of relief. “Maya raised you very well, and you’ve grown into an exceptional woman. Luna, on the other hand, was spoiled and pampered by us.”
“Sigh, and it’s also your grandfather’s fault. If he hadn’t acted out of impulse back then, how could our family have ended up like this?”
Willow pursed her lips. Indeed, many tis, a single impulsive decision could alter the fates of everyone.
Letting out a soft sigh, Willow took a few napkins and handed them to Jade. “Stop overthinking, Grandma. Resting well now is more important than anything else.”
Jade wiped her tears. “Alright, don’t worry. Even though Grandma can’t help you much right now, I won’t be a burden to you either.”
Willow stayed in the hospital, chatting with Jade for a while, before Jade urged her to go ho and rest.
Willow didn’t linger further, quickly calling in a caregiver to stay with Jade.
As Willow stepped out of the hospital, she glanced at the ti on her phone—it was already past ten. Pressing her lips into a thin line, she dialed Waylon Lewis’s number.
The call was swiftly answered, and the man’s deep, magnetic voice ca through the receiver. “Wife, do you miss ?”
Willow’s heartstrings vibrated faintly. The two of them rarely referred to each other with such endearnts, yet hearing him say it now felt inexplicably pleasant.
A soft smile spread over Willow’s face as she stepped into the elevator, speaking to Waylon. “Yes, I miss you. I just left Grandma’s ward. She’s awake now and recovering well. What about you? What are you doing? Are you still at the office?”
“Mm, I’m at the office.”
“It’s already past ten, and you’re still working overti?”
“There’s too much work—can’t finish it all.”
Hearing this, Willow’s eyes flickered with concern. The man’s voice continued on the other end, tinged with a hint of grievance. “You’re not here. If I go ho, I’d just be alone, so I might as well stay at the office.”
The elevator reached the first floor, and Willow stepped out, heading toward the hospital’s exit.
Hearing the subtle lancholy in his deep voice, she sighed, “I’ll co back to you as soon as I’m done here, alright? It’s really late—leave the work for tomorrow and go ho to rest…”
Before she could finish, Willow froze abruptly in place.
Her hand tightened around her phone as her eyes locked onto the familiar figure standing beside a sleek black car.
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