Chapter 449 Tiffany did nothing to stop Adam as she gently and quietly sobbed. After all, she had installed a program on Adam and Joeyâs phones so Charmineâs phone would reject their calls. As expected, Adam was greeted with an automated voice that said, âSorry, the number you called is currently unavailable.â
She rejected the call!
Tiffany sobbed, âDad, Mom, donât call her anymore... She told me that she hated you both for favoring me. She wonât come back to us. I didnât say these to make you speak up for me; I just hope that youâd all accept me. I was forced to do what I did, and I wouldnât have turned out this way had Charmine not hurt me like that. Even I canât accept what I did...â
Her weak and soft face was filled with pain and bitterness.
Touched, Joey sat next to Tiffany and pulled her hand gently. âTiffany, why didnât you tell us, about this before? Why did you keep everything to yourself? We couldâve kept a close watch on Charmine had you told us about it!â âI thought that sheâd forgive me so long as I try to get along with her...! I thought that even if she hated me so much, she wouldnât do things that could harm our familyâs reputation, but I... I never knew...â Tiffany trailed off as her voice turned hoarse. âFret not, Tiffany. If she truly is the one behind it all, I wonât let her go easy!â Joey comforted her as she looked at Senior Jordan. âDad, please call Charmine when you have time. We have to question her about it. Although we do favor Tiffany instead of her, she did it in her own volition. If she really plotted against Tiffany because of this misunderstanding, sheâs wrong! We have to punish her!â âExactly! She canât do things thatâll ruin the Jordan family just because she dislikes Tiffany. Sheâs just an adopted child, and yet she owns twenty-five percent of the company shares! How could she do that?â Lily complained.
Felix sighed. âWhat a shame, what a shame. If it wasnât for Charmine, Tiffany would still be the No.1 Supermodel and give us at least a hundred thousand bucks worth of presents every month! Now, weâve got nothing! What a shame! âMoreover, our family has become the joke of the town, scorned whenever we go out. An adopted daughter like her shouldnât have existed in the first place!â
Everyone voiced their displeasure.
Adam scoffed coldly, âI think we have to take back her twenty-five percent shares, no matter what. It doesnât matter if we have it or Dad keeps it; itâs better than letting her hold on to them.â
Senior Jordanâs face was serious, his brows furrowed with mixed feelings. Although he did not believe what Tiffany said, she seemed to be telling the truth as she was unafraid for them to call Charmine. Tiffany, moreover, was trying to win back everyoneâs heart, thus she had no reason to lie.
Did Charmine truly do everything Tiffany had said, then? That she wanted to take revenge without considering their familyâs reputation? It seemed that he ought to ask Charmine at some point. âLetâs eat now. I know what to do.â Senior Jordan stood up.
He walked out of the dining room as he supported himself with his walker, and Tiffany eyed his retreating form elatedly. She might be leaving, but she would give Charmine hell before she did! She wanted Charmine to be looked down on when she returned to them!
Once he got back to his house, Senior Jordan took out his phone to call Charmine, but all he heard was the automated voice that said, âSorry, the number you called is currently unavailable...â
His eyes darkened. Was she genuinely seeing another man out there? Was that the reason why. she did not want to come home? Who was this man? Was it Anthony Bailey? Senior Jordan recalled the incident when Anthony came to back Charmine up. Still, how would the Bailey family ever approve of someone like Charmine? Impossible! His attorney came forward. âSenior Jordan, are you still going to transfer all of your properties to Charmine?â That was his decision from the other day. Tiffany took all of his shares, and Robert was unable to step up. He was worried that all of his properties would end up with Tiffany and was concerned Charmine would be bullied by her. He wanted Charmine to have something to stand on her own.