She Must Take Everything Back

See, this was her biological grandmother.

Yet, throughout Evelyn’s entire childhood,

Grandma Margaret had always believed whatever Linda said and agreed with whatever Victoria wanted.

She had never once cared about Evelyn’s feelings.

Even now, when Victoria was clearly the one who had caused the entire mess, Grandma Margaret still chose to scold Evelyn.

Evelyn remembered it all too clearly.

In her previous life, after Victoria had set her up, Grandma Margaret had been the one who drove her out of the family.

Had she forgotten that Evelyn was her biological granddaughter too?

Evelyn looked at the old woman in disbelief. “Are you really my biological grandmother?” Her voice was filled with bitterness. “Victoria was the one who slept with Ethan. She did it because she wanted to hurt me. It’s fine if you don’t want to scold her, but you’re blaming me instead?”

She stared directly at Grandma Margaret.

“Do you even know the difference between right and wrong?”

For a moment, Grandma Margaret was stunned.

She clearly had not expected Evelyn to speak to her this way.

But the surprise on her face quickly disappeared, replaced by anger.

“You ungrateful girl!”

Her voice was sharp.

“Even if Victoria was at fault, you shouldn’t have ripped her clothes off in front of all those reporters. Do you have any idea what you’ve done? You have brought shame upon the entire Mu family!”

Evelyn simply stared at her.

Then she slowly shook her head.

“Indeed.” There was a strange calmness in her voice. “You’re not my biological grandmother.”

Grandma Margaret’s eyes narrowed.

She stared at Evelyn for a long moment, her expression growing colder and colder.

Then, suddenly, she let out a mocking laugh.

“If you don’t respect me as your grandmother, then from today onward, you’re no longer a member of this family.”

Her voice was filled with authority.

“From now on, no one will care what shameless things you choose to do!”

Instead of becoming frightened, Evelyn smiled.

It was fine.

In her previous life, she had been thrown out of the family when she had been completely helpless.

But this time was different.

Victoria was the one who had caused the trouble.

Yet Grandma Margaret still wanted to throw Evelyn out instead.

The old woman’s favoritism was so ridiculous that Evelyn almost wanted to laugh.

Meanwhile, Linda and Victoria were struggling to hide their excitement.

They had never expected Evelyn to anger Grandma Margaret so badly that she would actually cut ties with her.

This was wonderful.

Absolutely wonderful.

If Evelyn left the family, then everything would eventually belong to them.

They were almost ready to celebrate.

But before they could enjoy their victory for even a moment, Evelyn lifted her chin and spoke calmly.

“Fine.”

She looked directly at Grandma Margaret.

“Then pack your belongings and leave this house immediately.”

The entire room went silent.

Grandma Margaret’s face instantly darkened.

“What did you say?”

Evelyn raised an eyebrow.

“You heard me.”

“You’re asking me to leave?”

Grandma Margaret’s anger exploded.

“Evelyn! How dare you!”

Evelyn gave a small laugh.

“My audacity?”

She glanced around the house.

“This house is in my mother’s name. Since my mother and my elder sister are no longer here, it naturally belongs to me.”

Grandma Margaret’s expression changed.

“You…”

Evelyn didn’t give her a chance to argue.

“Oh, and there’s the company too.”

She crossed her arms.

“My mother, my elder sister, and I own thirty percent of the company’s shares. Since you want to cut ties with me, then I should take what belongs to me.”

Her eyes were cold.

“Every single cent.”

The moment Grandma Margaret heard that, her vision seemed to darken.

She nearly lost her balance.

Even Linda and Victoria swayed where they stood.

Linda was the first to recover.

“How shameless can you be, Evelyn?”

She glared at her.

“Your mother and your elder sister are both gone. How can they still own company shares? The shares you personally own are only ten percent at most!”

Evelyn smirked.

“I have a succession certificate for those shares.”

She paused deliberately.

“So they’re mine.”

The room fell silent again.

In her previous life, Evelyn had never known that her mother had left behind a succession certificate for her.

Because of that, when she was thrown out of the family, she left without a single cent.

By the time she finally discovered that the document existed, it was already too late.

But this time was different.

She had another chance.

And she would take back everything that belonged to her.

Everything.

If not for her walking stick, Grandma Margaret might have collapsed onto the floor.

For twelve years, she had searched everywhere for that succession certificate.

Twelve years.

And she had never found it.

She had never imagined that it had fallen into Evelyn’s hands.

“You…”

Grandma Margaret pointed at Evelyn with a trembling finger.

But before she could say anything else, a family servant hurried over.

The servant leaned close to Grandma Margaret’s ear and whispered something.

His expression was unusually serious.

Evelyn watched them quietly.

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

Something was wrong.

So even after her rebirth, fate had not completely changed its course.

Some things were still happening exactly as they had in her previous life.

After the servant finished speaking, he quickly left.

Grandma Margaret’s expression had become extremely tense.

She looked at Evelyn and spoke urgently.

“Something is wrong with the Lu Corporation’s funds.”

She tightened her grip on her walking stick.

“Get help from the carter family. You must make them help us.”

Evelyn almost laughed.

“The carter family?”

She shook her head.

“Grandma Margaret, the mu family and the carter family have been estranged for twelve years. I’m not in a position to ask them for help.”

She remembered this scene very clearly.

In her previous life, Grandma Margaret had also forced her to go to the carter family for help.

Evelyn had been reluctant.

But Grandma Margaret had threatened her.

If she refused, she would move Evelyn’s mother and elder sister out of the Lu family’s cemetery.

At the time, Evelyn had been left with no choice.

She had gathered her courage and gone to beg her grandfather and uncle for help.

But her grandfather had already been seriously ill.

When he learned about Grandma Margaret’s threat, he had become furious.

He had gone directly to the Lu family residence and gotten into a terrible argument with them.

After that day, his health deteriorated rapidly.

He became bedridden.

Less than six months later, he died.

Evelyn would never allow that to happen again.

She would not make the same mistake twice.

Grandma Margaret was becoming increasingly anxious.

The Lu Corporation was facing a crisis.

This was a matter of survival.

And right now, Evelyn was the person she needed most.

Grandma Margaret’s eyes locked onto Evelyn.

Her gaze was cold and intimidating, almost like a snake watching its prey.

“Evelyn .”

Her voice softened suddenly.

“If you refuse to go, I’ll move your mother and elder sister out of the Mu family’s cemetery.”

Evelyn’s expression didn’t change.

She wasn’t surprised.

Grandma Margaret had said exactly the same thing in her previous life.

Of all the people who had hurt her, Grandma Margaret was the most frightening.

What Linda and Victoria had done to her was nothing compared to what this old woman had done.

Evelyn looked at her coldly.

“Grandma Margaret, aren’t you afraid that my mother and sister will come back to haunt you at night?”

The moment Evelyn said this, Linda shivered.

Fear flashed across her face.

But Grandma Margaret remained completely calm.

She even smiled.

“Evelyn, I’m already an old woman. Do you really think I’m afraid of them?”

Evelyn narrowed her eyes.

She really was an old witch.

“Fine.”

Evelyn finally nodded.

“I can ask the carter family for help.”

Grandma Margaret’s eyes brightened.

“But you have to promise me one thing first.”

“Tell me.”

“If I manage to save the Lu Corporation, you will transfer half of your shares and half of Linda’s shares to me.”

Linda’s expression changed instantly.

“What?!”

She screamed.

“Evelyn, you bitch! Dream on!”

Evelyn didn’t even look at her.

She simply raised an eyebrow and stared at Grandma Margaret.

Grandma Margaret stared back at her for a long time.

The room was completely silent.

Finally, the old woman let out a tired sigh.

“Fine.”

Linda nearly lost her mind.

“Mom! You can’t do that!”

Grandma Margaret suddenly snapped.

“I have the final say in this house!”

Linda immediately fell silent.

But the hatred in her eyes was unmistakable.

She glared at Evelyn as if she wanted to tear her apart.

Evelyn simply smiled.

“Alright. It’s a deal.”

She paused.

“And it would be very foolish of you to break your promise.”

Without waiting for another response, Evelyn turned around and walked out of the house.

She had no intention of staying there any longer.

The carter family had not helped the Lu family in her previous life.

Instead, it had been Alexander who eventually solved the Lu Corporation’s financial crisis after he discovered that Evelyn had been desperately searching for help.

This time, she couldn’t go to her grandfather at the carter family residence.

Not yet.

As for Alexander…

She would see him again after the crisis was over.

She didn’t want anything unexpected to happen before then.

Evelyn stepped outside.

The sky was already growing dark.

She looked up at it and released a long, quiet sigh.

Then she took out her phone.

There was only one person she could contact for now.

Her cousin.

Jason.

She made the call.

At exactly eight o’clock that evening, Evelyn arrived at the most luxurious club in the capital.

Beauties After Dark.

The place was practically heaven for wealthy men and a playground for the city’s rich and famous.

Anyone who could enter the club was either wealthy, powerful, or well-known.

Evelyn stepped out of the car wearing a light blue strapless dress.

A white Chanel shawl rested loosely around her shoulders.

Her long black hair fell naturally down her back, giving her a soft and innocent appearance.

She looked nothing like the woman who had just confronted her entire family.

In her hand was the invitation card Jason had given her.

A waiter approached her immediately and led her toward the VIP area on the eighth floor.

Evelyn followed silently.

When they finally reached the private room, she stopped.

The number 888 was carved into the door.

She stared at it for a moment.

Something about the room made her hesitate.

Then she took a breath.

Her fingers wrapped around the intricately carved metal handle.

She slowly pushed the door open.