로그인Tessa stealing Aurora’s place in the family was one thing, but now she had completely failed to recognize her own position and only kept wanting more and more.How could Aurora possibly tolerate that?There was no way she would stand by and watch Tessa swallow Walton Corporation whole.In one regard, Grace was right—Walton Corporation was still her father’s life’s work.That fact could never be changed.Even if the shareholders all had their own agendas, if Aurora truly wanted to suppress them within the company, it would not have been difficult for her at all.But with Grace standing in the middle of everything, Aurora no longer wanted to do any of it just to benefit her.In Aurora’s eyes, Grace was nothing more than a selfish opportunist.Now that she had hung up the call, even the silence around her suddenly felt cleaner.…But on the other end of the line, Grace stared at the darkened phone screen, fury exploding through her instantly.She hurled the phone onto the floor. With a lo
“Even if you ask me again, I’m not changing my mind. You know my personality better than anyone.”Grace stated her position firmly.At this point, she no longer expected Aurora to return to Walton Corporation. As long as she could get her younger daughter out, nothing else mattered.After that, Grace believed she would naturally find a way to guide Tessa properly. The rest would no longer have anything to do with Aurora.“I only have this one request. Can’t you even grant me that?”Aurora found Grace’s words utterly ridiculous.She could not help reminding her, “Have you forgotten what she did before?”“This…”Grace hesitated for a moment after hearing that.But in the next second, she spoke firmly again. “That’s all in the past now. And after spending so much time in there, she’s definitely realized where she went wrong.“As parents, we can’t keep holding onto a child’s mistakes forever. If we do, she’ll probably grow cold-hearted in prison too.”Aurora let out a cold laugh.At this p
But things were different now. Since Tessa had already gone through prison once, Grace believed she would finally understand the seriousness of her mistakes.Besides, Tessa grew up by her side all these years. Between the two of them, they were the ones truly close as mother and daughter.And on top of that, Tessa’s health was not particularly good either. The thought of her staying in prison worried Grace deep down.At the end of the day, Tessa was still the child she had personally raised. In Grace’s eyes, a small punishment and a lesson learned should have been enough.Truthfully, she could not bear to let Tessa continue suffering in prison.“Are you serious?”Aurora did not even know how much strength it took for her to force those words out.She always thought that even if Grace did not love her, at the very least, she was still someone who understood right from wrong.But even after Tessa had committed something this serious, Grace still treated it like nothing and was even tryin
“And besides, if something like this got out after I joked about it with you, wouldn’t I be the one affected in the end?”Aurora’s words were both emotional and logical, leaving little room for doubt.Grace had still been skeptical before, but at this point, even if she did not want to believe it, she had no choice but to reconsider. Everything Aurora said sounded perfectly reasonable.“Fine. I understand what you mean now.”Aurora thought the conversation was finally over.But in the very next second, Grace suddenly spoke again.“Since your abilities have declined, Walton Corporation still needs someone to inherit and manage it. You can’t just stand by and watch your father’s life’s work fall apart.”Aurora found it utterly absurd.Her situation was already laid out so clearly, so why was Grace still unwilling to accept it?Even now, Grace was still worried about Walton Corporation’s reputation and was already thinking about finding someone to inherit the company.“So what exactly are
Aurora quietly moved the phone farther away from her ear.Even though she said nothing, her expression grew colder and colder.She knew it all along. In Grace’s eyes, she was nothing more than a chess piece.The moment she lost her value, Grace would throw her away without the slightest hesitation.Aurora’s gaze gradually turned icy.She already knew that staying by Grace’s side would only ever lead to this kind of ending.She had never expected any motherly love from Grace. As long as Grace stopped causing trouble for her, that was already enough.“Are you telling the truth?”Grace still sounded uneasy.In her mind, Aurora had always been exceptionally capable. How could her abilities suddenly decline?And now Grace had finally realized just how important Aurora was to Walton Corporation. There was no way she could casually let such a valuable asset go.But Aurora was saying her abilities had declined.What was she supposed to do now?For a moment, Grace did not know what to say.“Why
“What’s the point of holding onto any of this anymore? The company will belong to you in the end anyway, so I honestly don’t see the meaning in you obsessing over these issues.”Grace even turned around and blamed Aurora instead.Aurora almost laughed in disbelief.“Do you need me to remind you why she ended up in prison in the first place?“And besides, what does her going to prison have to do with me? Wasn’t it because she did something wrong herself? Otherwise, the police wouldn’t have arrested her for no reason.”Aurora’s voice rose sharply. “And if I remember correctly, weren’t you the one who called the police and had her arrested in the end?”At those words, Grace’s expression shifted between pale and dark.Her grip on the phone tightened.It was true. She had been the one who called the police on Tessa. That fact could never be erased.But that had only happened because Tessa had gone too far. Otherwise, she never would have done something like that.If she remembered correctly
Because what he said truly made sense.After all, she came from the real estate industry and genuinely did not understand how capital players thought.More importantly, she had always believed that doing his own job well was enough.As for the ways of the entertainment industry, she honestly knew ve
Yvonne closed her eyes and decided to stop struggling altogether.Since she and Edwin had already made everything so clear between them, there was no point in continuing to entangle themselves here.Besides, she had more important things to deal with, not wasting time circling around each other like
Yvonne finally gave up. She realized there was no way to reason with Edwin.No matter what she said, he clung to his own convictions, completely immersed in his own world and deaf to anything else.Once she understood that, she felt close to breaking down.She truly had things to deal with. Her back
“It was nothing. I just wanted to clarify things. If we’re going to work together going forward, we can’t casually settle the details.”Yvonne spoke with a serious expression. “Since this is a partnership, we should honor the contract and make sure everything is fully locked in. That benefits both o







