The assistant nodded, âThe necessary arrangements have been made. However, didnât you say that you were going to wait until the board of directors stopped paying so much attention to it before taking action? I still remember it.â
âVery good,â Steven said.
While they were talking, someone pushed open the door and came in. It was Kesha.
âHave you eaten yet? Let me treat you to lunch.â
Steven was not very interested, âI am busy now. You can go by yourself.â
Kesha was not ignorant either. Naturally, she had noticed that Steven seemed to be a little different. In fact, she had already realized it earlier when he first took over Valiant East.
However, she chose to convince herself that he was just too busy. After all, he had just become the President and there were a lot of things going on in the company.
Therefore, she wore a new dress on this day to attract his attention. However, Steven didnât even bother to look at her.
Kesha clenched her fists tightly. In order to marry into a rich and powerful family, she had cut off all contact with her friends from the past. If she were to fail now, she would have nothing left!
Not to mention, she would be too embarrassed to appear before Eudora if that were to happen.
Thinking of this, she changed the topic, âSteven, I understand that you are very busy recently. I will disturb you no more. Iâll go to the hospital to visit your mom!â
Steven was startled and he raised his head to look at her.
âWho are you going to visit?â
âHm? Iâm talking about your mother, of course! Donât worry, I will take good care of her. You just need to focus on your work. Oh, by the way, when I went there yesterday, the doctor also said that her body check-up report had been released, but none of her family members had come to collect it. I will get it for you laterâ¦â
The next second, Steven reached out to pull Kesha and sat her onto his thigh.
âBaby, why are you being so nice to me?â
Keshaâs face blushed into a shade of red, âSince youâve already called me âbabyâ, how could I not treat you nicely? We are already in the same boat. Iâve told you since the beginning that Iâll stay by your side no matter what happens. Iâll help you whenever you need me and when you donât, Iâll step back and be your capable wife.â
Stevenâs lips curved into a smile.
âWhat if I donât want you anymore?â
Kesha trembled. Then, she stood up immediately and responded, âI understand. Iâll leave now thenâ¦â
After that, she walked out tearfully. Deep down, she was waiting for Steven to persuade her to stay.
It turned out that she won again this time. Steven reached out and grabbed her before she had gone one meter away.
âYou are not allowed to leave.â
Kesha grinned triumphantly in secret, then she lowered her head and said obediently, âOkay! I wonât leave then.â
Steven sighed, his thoughts unknown. He stood up and said, âLetâs go to the hospital together.â
He had been busy with many things ever since Kaylene was admitted into the hospital. It had been a while since he visited her.
Now that Kesha had brought the topic up, he had to go and have a look.
Kesha nodded and they went to the hospital together.
â¦
Kaylene was still in a coma, just like what the doctor had said. At this moment, she was lying there quietly in the ward, completely different from the person she used to be.
Steven stood at the spot and sighed, âI used to get annoyed by her nagging, but now, I couldnât even hear her voice anymore.â
Kesha reached out and patted his shoulder, âShe will be fine! I will come over to the hospital to accompany her every day. She will recover soon for sure.â
Steven nodded. At this moment, a doctor came into the ward.
âAre you the patientâs family?â
Steven nodded, âI am the patientâs son.â
âYouâre here at the right time. Her test reports have been released. Please take a look!â
Steven took it over and browsed through it slowly. Suddenly, he was stunned, âWhatâs this?â
The doctor glanced at it, answering, âThat is a fracture.â
Stevenâs expression darkened instantly. âHow could that be possible? My mother was fine when she was sent to the hospital. Where did the fracture come from? Didnât your nurs take good care of her?â
The doctor was shocked. The Granger family was not one who could be offended in Rosaville City. The doctor had specifically appointed the best nurse in the hospital to take care of the patient. He wouldnât dare to be careless!
âPresident Granger, please calm down. Itâs not the nurseâs fault. Look at the time on the test report. The report has been taken when the patient was admitted to the hospital. However, none of you come to collect it. The patient already had a fracture when she came to the hospital!â
Kesha also glanced at the report.
âIt really was the day when she was admitted to the hospital. Did something happen to Aunt Kaylene at home that day? It was too chaotic at that time, so no one really noticed it.â
A strange thought emerged in his mind abruptly upon hearing Keshaâs words. He then told the doctor immediately, âYou may leave now!â
When the doctor left, he said to Kesha, âRepeat what you have said.â
Kesha was stunned, âWhat?â
âTell me what you said just nowâ¦â
Steven became a little frightening all of a sudden. Kesha was also shocked by his sudden change of tone. After a pause, she repeated, âI said, did something happen to Aunt Kaylene at home that day? It was too chaotic at that time, thus no one may have noticed itâ¦â
Stevenâs face turned livid, âDidnât they say that both my parents had committed suicide? How could there be a fracture then?â
Kesha was also stunned, âYes! I did remember the police saying that they tried to commit suicide. How could this happen then? Could it beâ¦â Her eyes widened, âCould it be Amos?â
Steven grasped Keshaâs neck, âWhat did you say?â
Kesha was almost choked to death, so she said in a hurry.
âThink about it. Amos was the one investigating your fatherâs incident at that time. All their evidence indicated that your parents did make suicide! Later, your father passed away. Isnât it quite strange when you think about it now?â
Although Steven was eager to help his father to get the property, he still genuinely wished that everyone in the family could live harmoniously.
He was completely taken aback when he heard Keshaâs words. It took a long time before he finally came to his senses.
âAmos? I donât believe it. All the assets in the family belonged to him at that time. Why would he do that?â
Kesha was almost out of breath. Moreover, she didnât want to see Eudora having a good life. Since she could free herself and frame Eudora, she felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
She simply continued to speculate.
âBut, didnât your Aunt Bethany take out another will? Perhaps, he found out about that. Perhaps, that was why he had done that.â
Steven growled in a low voice and he released his grip on Keshaâs neck.
Kesha, like a fish that was deprived of water, opened her mouth wide and gasped desperately. She coughed for a long time before coming to her senses. She huddled herself up in the corner and did not dare to approach him.
Steven stared at the ground for a long time with a piercing gaze. He looked at the report again, gritted his teeth, and warned.
âNo one is allowed to say a word about this until I have figured everything out!â