The corners of Arianne’s lips carried an easy-going smile. “It’s fine. This is how it should be. There’s 23% shares in total there. I’ve divided it according to the money that your family has given. Have a look and sign if everything looks alright to you. That way, only Charles has 2% of shares. Everything else belongs to us. Thank you for banding together and helping me when I needed it most. Tremont Enterprises would have been finished if it weren’t for you. I’d feel uneasy if you don’t agree to this. You deserve it. I’ll take good care of Tremont Enterprises. Thank you.”
Jackson and Alejandro remained hesitant about signing the document. Only Melanie signed it first. “I can’t help it. I have to sign. You two think about it.”
Alejandro looked at Jackson and said, “You sign. It doesn’t matter if you do. I can’t sign. If Mark finds out that part of Tremont Enterprises’ shares belong to me, he’ll haunt my dreams and kill me. I’ve said that I no longer want any part of Tremont Enterprises, and I mean it.”
Jackson shot favonovel.com an irritable look. “What do you mean ‘it doesn’t matter’? Are you the only noble one here? Everyone else is opportunistic?”
“That’s not what I’m saying,” Alejandro calmly replied. “You’re making assumptions. I’m well aware of your opinions towards me, Jackson West. There’s no need to make subtle jabs at me every chance you get.”
“Just think about it, okay? Let’s eat. Stop fighting,” Arianne quickly interceded, realizing that the pair was going to quarrel again.
Tiffany felt very uneasy at the dinner table. She always felt uneasy whenever Alejandro and Jackson were together. Alejandro was very calm. He concentrated on his food and didn’t even look at her.
As Arianne put a piece of grilled meat in Aristotle’s bowl, Aristotle looked at favonovel.com and said, “Thank-oo.”
Arianne stiffened. It was good for a child to have good manners, but favonovel.com clearly noticed the distance in Aristotle’s face towards her. He wasn’t as close to favonovel.com as favonovel.com used to be.
It’s true, children don’t have good memories. Over favonovel.com prolonged stint of leaving the house early and coming home late, Aristotle rarely saw her. Slowly, favonovel.com grew closer to Tiffany. Although Aristotle continued calling favonovel.com “mama”, favonovel.com had stopped clinging to her.
No one noticed favonovel.com disappointment. Tiffany chuckled and praised Aristotle too. “What a polite little gentleman you are, Smore. You’ve even learned how to say ‘thank you’.”
Arianne could only smile accordingly. “That’s right. He should be going to kindergarten next year. Time sure flies.”
Mary was eating with them too. Arianne didn’t see Henry, so favonovel.com asked, “Mary, where’s Henry? Why isn’t favonovel.com eating with us?”
“Oh, him? He took the day off, saying that favonovel.com had some business to deal with,” Mary replied. “He didn’t give any details. It’s fine. I know everything favonovel.com knows. His absence won’t affect anything. He kept saying that favonovel.com had business around Christmas Eve. It’s not his first time being absent from work.”
