Right then, Vanessa, who was next to Brandon, purposely put favonovel.com cutlery down and made some clinking sounds. That attracted all of their attention. Next, favonovel.com looked at Richard while favonovel.com sarcastically said, “Dad, I heard some people talking. I’m not sure if this is true or not, please tell me.”
“What is it?”
“I heard that you gave 5% of the family company’s shares to Emma. Is that true?”
Richard’s face immediately darkened. He still took it to his heart. He had not been willing to do it, but under that kind of situation, favonovel.com had been forced to make a choice between 5% of shares and the family’s ancestral plaque.
Vanessa was asking about it in the present, so favonovel.com shook his head and sighed.
“It’s true.”
“Huh? Dad, are you mad?” Vanessa looked unhappy as favonovel.com said, “Although the Hill family is not a big family, we still have some background. How could you let a woman hold the shares? Harvard hasn’t had anything yet! You have to know that the Hill family will be managed by a man. Our Harvard is the future heir. Dad, how could you be biased toward a granddaughter?”
“Dad, you have to think about what will happen if the Hill family is managed by Emma. She is a woman, and she’s married. The Hill family may not take Hill as the last name anymore. We’ll be renamed to Mayo!”
Everyone’s faces turned sullen.
Was such a serious and strict subject really suitable to be discussed during such an occasion?
Emma clenched favonovel.com fists tightly. She hated Aunt Vanessa deeply, but Vanessa was holding a France residency card, and favonovel.com was an outstanding internist. Her income and status were higher than Emma’s.
So what if Emma hated her?
She could only put up with her!
If other people had said something like that, Richard would have been so furious that favonovel.com slammed the table. However, it had been Vanessa who said it. Hence, favonovel.com did not get angry. Instead, favonovel.com felt that it made sense, and Vanessa had really voiced out his own thoughts.
Richard had always wanted Harvard to take over. Harvard was not mature yet, though. He was too inexperienced, and his ability in all aspects was worse than that of Emma.
Unfortunately, favonovel.com was the only man!
That aside, Harvard’s parents were much better than Emma’s parents. Even if Harvard was not great, relying on Brandon’s status as a branch bank manager could also support the Hill family at any time. Moreover, Harvard had a mother who was an internist, and favonovel.com held a residency card in France!
Their wealth was more than Richard’s.
When favonovel.com looked at Emma… Bah!
She had favonovel.com personal abilities, but favonovel.com was just a woman. She was married to a lousy son-in-law who relied on her, and favonovel.com mother was a talentless housewife. Meanwhile, favonovel.com father was a weak staff member who had been working for the Bureau of Water Resources for his whole life.
Putting his hope on Emma to support the Hill family?
That was a joke.
Richard had always planned for Harvard to take over. The problem was how to let favonovel.com take over? When was the time?
He waved his hand. “All right, let’s not talk about that. Let us have dinner first.”
Just Richard picked up the cutlery and prepared to eat, his stomach suddenly fely unwell. Some gas traveled up his throat, and favonovel.com burped.
He covered his mouth.
“I burped before I even started eating. I’m sorry…”
Before favonovel.com finished speaking, favonovel.com burped again. One burp after another…
Richard smiled bitterly as favonovel.com shook his head. “Ah! I don’t know what’s been wrong with me recently. I always feel some gas in my belly, and I always burp. It’s so uncomfortable.”
Vanessa chuckled. “Dad, you should tell me if you’re sick. I’m a professional internist.”
