âNo!â Daiz replied confidently. He had spent most of his seventy-four years alive traveling and administering medical treatments worldwide. As such, he could easily interpret the Whitlocksâ
reaction.Given Harvey and Veronicaâs earlier questioning, I deduce that they think it would be shameful to beg the skilled master for help. The first thing that came to their minds was their reputation, instead of doing whatever it takes to keep Mr. Whitlock alive! Any liking or positive feedback he had on the couple had instantly disappeared.While Harvey was thinking over Daizâs response, the latter said tersely, âMr. Whitlock is in a dire situation. As his son, I hope you make the right choice because if not, your future generations will look down on you.â Harvey and Veronica exchanged wary looks.âMr. Stone left angrily because of Uncle Harvey and Aunt Veronica. If you want him to continue with the treatment, you need to come with me and apologize,â Delilah said.âWhat?! You expect us to apologize?â Veronica hissed. âAre you out of your mind, Delilah? Harvey is going to be the head of the household soon. That makes me the lady of the house. Everything we say or do will affect the Whitlock familyâs reputation.
How dare you suggest for us to apologize to a young greenhorn. No way in hell!ââVeronica Trennings!â
Delilah yelled suddenly. Tears welled up in her eyes as she continued sternly, âIâm not asking for your opinion. Mr. Stone could have treated Grandpa if not for your wilful decision to pull out the needles.
This is all your fault, so you should be responsible for clearing this mess up! Mr. Russo has already said that Grandpa doesnât have much time left. Why are you so bent on your reputation at this critical period? Is your dignity more important than Grandpaâs life?â âHow dare you call me by my full nameâ¦â
Veronica scowled, ready to argue with the disrespectful girl.Before she could continue, Delilah snapped, âStop talking! Iâm warning you that if you donât seek Mr. Stoneâs forgiveness, Iâll use all my shares to battle you to the bitter end. I swear Iâll rob you of everything.ââYouâ¦â Veronica scrunched her face, annoyed by the threat.Although Whitlock was a big corporation, each lineage could only acquire a limited number of shares due to the large number of descendants in the Whitlock family. Harvey was given only ten percent of the shares even though he was the eldest son of the main family branch.
Delilah had received fifteen percent of the shares due to her significant contributions to the company and because she was favored by Blanc. Hence, she could form an alliance with the external shareholders and vote Harvey out of the company.âNever mind. We can discuss all this later. Letâs focus on saving Blanc,â Harvey said to Veronica.The man had chosen out of fear of Delilahâs threat rather than out of care for Blanc. However, the evil couple sought to trick the others by having the wife play the devil, and the husband play the angel.Veronica scoffed, âAll right. Iâm only doing this for Mr.
Whitlock. Iâll settle scores with you when the matter is over. Itâs disrespectful of you to call your elders by their full name.âDelilah could not be bothered to argue with the unreasonable woman. She took out her phone and instructed her subordinates to locate Skylarâs whereabouts.