Chapter 159 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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“Did you buy her something again?”

“Not me,” Demetrius thought for a moment and said, “Maybe Bella bought it?”

“She’s quite generous. Giving Gem flowers, buying new phones. Does she have some ulterior motive?” Olga laughed sarcastically. “She’s trying to win Grace over to split the inheritance? Dream on!”

Demetrius also realized this and his impression of Mirabella worsened. She’s already suing them for six million dollars, and she’s still not satisfied, like a greedy wolf, never being satisfied!

Olga didn’t expect the phone to have a password. Definitely set by Mirabella!

After unlocking it with Grace’s fingerprint, she opened the phone and found the apps to be quite simple. She didn’t expect a no–name brand phone to be quite decent.

In the recent contact list, there was only one person, Mirabella..

Every timé Grace woke up in the past few days, she would call Mirabella. Olga saw that Grace had ‘made at least a dozen outgoing calls and was instantly furious!

“Look, the first thing Grace does when she wakes up isn’t to call us, but to contact a stranger!”

Olga showed the phone to Demetrius and said, “This clearly shows she’s trying to win Grace over for the inheritance. Look, in Grace’s eyes, there’s only her!”

Seeing how often they contacted each other, Demetrius felt even worse.

“You wanted to give her ten thousand dollars before to get her to leave Grace? Now you understand, ten thousand dollars is less than a hair to her!”

Olga put the phone away and put it in her handbag.

“What are you doing?” Although Demetrius was uncomfortable, he was not happy about her taking Grace’s stuff.

After all, Grace was his own mother!

“If I leave the phone here and let them contact me more frequently, when Grace leaves all her inheritance to her, we will definitely regret it!” Olga definitely won’t let them keep in touch.

She had already taken one of Grace’s phones before, and she didn’t expect Mirabella to give her another one. What on earth was she trying to do?

At that moment, Olga noticed something golden under the pillow. She pulled it out to take a look.

What a beautiful bracelet!

“This is clearly made of top–notch gold!

Look at this color and design. Was this another gift from Mirabella to Grace?

She’s really splashing the cash to get a slice of the inheritance, huh?

“Demetrius, check out this bracelet. It’s worth at least ten million bucks!” Olga didn’t hide her admiration or greed. “This just proves she’s up to no good. She’s not related to Grace by blood, and we kicked her out of the Melton family. She wouldn’t be giving Grace such a pricey gift, right?”

What’s a sick old lady doing with a fancy bracelet?

She’s bedridden all day; what’s the point of even wearing it?

Mirabella didn’t just give her jewelry, flowers, and a new phone; she also gave her this expensive jewelry.

Wasn’t her goal just Grace’s shares, house, car, and savings?

“She’s got some nerve!” Demetrius never thought Mirabella would be this ambitious. Even if their later actions hurt her feelings, she shouldn’t be dreaming of taking all the Melton family’s inheritance!

Olga put the bracelet into her bag and said, “Just to be clear, I’m not interested in Grace’s stuff. I’m taking it so Grace won’t be deceived by Mirabella anymore and won’t think of her whenever she sees these items!”

Demetrius thought this made sense.

“I bet she wouldn’t dare to buy another gift for Grace!”

If she did, Olga would definitely snatch it until she didn’t dare send any more!

“Dad, mom, Grannie Grace’s fingers moved!”

With Yolanda’s discovery, Demetrius and Olga looked at Grace.

After a while, Grace Melton slowly opened her eyes and coughed lightly.

“Are you awake?” Olga helped Grace sit up and said warmly, “Yoli, where’s the pillow you got for Grannie Grace? Go get it quick!”

“Okay Yolanda hurriedly put the new pillow behind Grace’s back and asked gently, Grannie, does this feel better?”

Grace had heard someone talking near her ear earlier, but she didn’t catch what was being said. Now, leaning against the head of the bed, she felt uncomfortable with something pressing against her back.

“It’s too hard; take it away.” Lying in bed at an angle, the hard pillow behind her made it difficult for her to breathe.

“That’s Yoli’s love for you.” Olga quickly said, “Yoli brought you a lot of things, too. This bouquet of flowers–she just put it up. She said you’ve been sick for too long and haven’t seen the outside world in a while. This bouquet can make you feel the beauty of summer!”

Grace just glanced at the flowers in the vase and was somewhat speechless.

White lilies were non–toxic, but their strong fragrance contained a slight toxin that can cause insomnia at night.

A few flowers in an unenclosed space wouldn’t have much effect, but in a small hospital room for a heart patient, this intense fragrance might actually negatively affect her recovery.

Also, there were several pink tulips in the vase. As was well known, tulip flowers contained toxic alkaloids. If she stayed near tulips for one to two hours, she might experience symptoms of poisoning such as headaches and dizziness.

These flowers also released tiny particles, which can cause skin allergies, itching, and, in severe cases, even hair loss.

She really didn’t know what they were thinking.

“Could you please take these away?” Grace coughed mildly. “The pillows and flowers, get rid of them.”

The room was filled with a strong scent of flowers, which, coupled with the stuff behind her back, was making it hard for her to breathe.

“This is a gift from Yoli!” Olga was not happy with Grace’s words but kept a respectful demeanor, saying, “Yoli also bought you a new tablet. Yoli, how much did the tablet cost?”

“Six hundred bucks‘

“See, Yoli is so good to you!” Olga said with a smile, “Yoli, go get the new tablet! Yoli is so considerate; she knows you like watching plays and has already downloaded some for you.”

“Granny, these are plays performed by your favourite actors.” Yolanda showed the tablet to Grace as if it were a treasure.

“I said, take these away.” She really felt uncomfortable and had no strength to remove these things herself!

Demetrius saw that Grace really didn’t like the pillows and flowers, so he signaled Yolanda, who reluctantly put down the tablet and took away the pillows and flowers. “Since you don’t like them, I’ll just throw them away!”

She put on a pitiful face, which made Grace feel even worse.,

The reason she didn’t like Yoli was her hypocrisy. She was not as sincere and adorable as Bella!

Speaking of Bella, Grace really wanted to check if the stuff under her pillow was still there. She wanted to call Mirabella, but she was afraid that Olga would see the stuff and take it away.

She didn’t even have the strength to reclaim her stuff now, so she had to endure it for the time being. “What’s up with you guys coming to see me all of a sudden?” They rarely came to see her normally, but now that the whole family was here, something must be up!

“We visit you often, but you’re usually asleep; you have no idea how worried we are!” Olga opened the lunch box again. “Look, Yoli made breakfast for you. She knows you love almond cream soup, so she made it especially for you! There are also several dishes you usually love.”

At this point, Yolanda came back after dumping the stuff. Olga grabbed her hand and showed it to Grace: “Look, her hands are burned!”

“I’m fine.” Yolanda quickly hid her hands behind her back and gave what she thought was a sweet and considerate smile: “As long as Grannie Grace likes it, I don’t mind getting both my hands burned.”

Grace didn’t like her pretentiousness. She was too scheming for her age, probably because she was raised outside; there must be something wrong with her upbringing!

“I’m not hungry.” Grace waved her hand, not even wanting to drink water. “If there’s something, just spit it out.”

Olga glanced at Demetrius and stood up, leaving her seat, as if waiting for him to speak to Grace himself.

Demetrius got the hint. He sat down, held Grace’s hand, and said, “My company has been facing a lot of difficulties recently. We’ve already sold many shops and houses, but this still can’t stop the company’s decline. So, I was hoping you could help. Could you transfer some of your shares to me to deal with the current situation?”

“Don’t you guys have shares?” Grace coughed lightly, immediately understanding their greedy motives.

“If we sell the company’s shares, it’ll be taken over by outsiders! Do you really want strangers to run our company?”

Grace casually replied, “Well, what else can we do? If you’re incapable of running the business properly, it’s better to hand it over sooner rather than later to prevent bankruptcy. If I die, I won’t be able to explain this to the ancestors of the Melton family.”

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