Chapter 258

Chapter 258 Samuel had been in the hospital for a week. Noelle visited him whenever she had the chance. Eversince Samuel learned about Noelle’s marriage, he could not wait to meet her husband. Theanticipation seemed to speed up his recovery.

Noelle had not been back to Frotconn since. She spent her days either at Phoenix Tree Residenceor by Samuel’s side in the hospital. One day, she ran into Jade in the hospital. Jade was alreadyfuming at the sight of Noelle, especially angry that she had not been able to find Noelle at her homerecently. It made her itch with frustration.

Jade stood in front of the ward’s door, her arms crossed. She did not let Noelle inside.

Noelle tried to step around her, but Jade caught her arm. “Hey! Don’t you know how to greet yourown mother?”

Noelle’s eyebrows pinched together as she looked at her arm in Jade’s grip. It hurt a little, and shepulled away. “Mom!” she said, her voice strong and clear. Anyone listening could tell Noelle was nothappy with Jade.

Jade was angry, her teeth clenched. “Is this how you’re going to act?”

“If you don’t need anything, I’m going in. I made soup for Grandpa, and he’s waiting for me!” Noelletried to move past Jade again, but she would not budge. “Hold it right there. Tell me what happenedthe other day. Did you really give Grandpa’s shares away?”

“Wasn’t I clear enough back then?” Noelle said with a sarcastic laugh. “You heard me just fine, MomNo need to go over it again.” She continued, “Like I said, as long as City Ring Corp.’s shares staythe same, it doesn’t matter who has mine–it’ll be just like when Grandpa owned it. However, if those shares change… Well…”

“Are you threatening me?” Jade snapped. “You don’t even own any part of City Ring Corp. Howcould you give those shares away? Who did you give them to?”

Jade was fuming. “How much did he pay you? Tell me so I can get those shares back!”

“No way!” Noelle’s voice turned icy. “Mom, I used to wonder if I did something wrong. I wonderedwhy you favored Winter over me. But now, I see it’s not me, it’s you. Grandpa owned those shares,and he can do what he wants with them. He gave them to me, so now I can do whatever I want too.They’re not yours, so why can’t you let it go?”

“You little brat!” Jade slapped Noelle hard across the face. “Is that how you want to talk to me?”

“I think you’re the brat here!” The hospital room door burst open, and Samuel stormed out, glaring atJade. “You dare hit Noelle right in front of me? What would you do if I weren’t here, huh?”

“Dad, I…” Jade was caught off guard, not expecting Samuel to wake up and see her fighting withNoelle. “Dad, you don’t understand. Noelle gave away all the shares you gave her. Isn’t thatbetrayal? Those shares are the empire you built, and it’s a big deal if City Ring Corp.’s shares endup with strangers!”

“Hmph!” Samuel snorted, his icy eyes sweeping over Jade before he waved Noelle over. “Noelle,come