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Judy looked at Jean with anticipation in her eyes.Jean pursed her lips. A trace of guilt flashed in her eyes. Just as she was about to respond, Coleen spoke up."Mom, everything's fine. I've already told you about everything, haven't I? I accompanied Jean for a check-up the other day. As long as she stays healthy, the baby will be the same," she said.Judy nodded with satisfaction. "I wonder if this old frail body of mine can hold out long enough to see the baby's birth," she said. Then, she began to cough violently.Esme was sitting close to Judy. She immediately leaned over and patted her back gently. "Grandma, you're still strong enough. You'll definitely make it," she said softly.When Coleen noticed how attentive Esme was acting, she looked displeased and shot Esme a fierce glare.Esme pursed her lips and lowered her head to avoid Coleen's gaze.Retracting her hand, Jean said softly, "Grandma, please take good care of yourself. You don't have to worry yourself about what u

When Jean saw that Coleen was stumped by Judy's question, she smiled faintly."It seems to be because of Esme's sudden resignation. Things with Page Co. were only stabilized thanks to Tyler's influence, after all," she said with a faint smile.Jean continued, "Esme decided to pass on her position to Lilian just like that all of a sudden. Perhaps Mom just isn't very happy about it."Judy's expression turned serious when she heard that."Yes, I was just about to bring that up. Esme, what made you make such a silly decision? Regardless of what you might think, you and Lilian are only half-sisters. "You were so hostile toward her in the beginning. Aren't you worried that she'll hold a grudge against you?" Judy said.When Esme noticed that Jean had successfully shifted the focus of the conversation to her, she looked discontent. Pursing her lips, she said softly, "Grandma, I apologize for that decision. I thought that since Lilian had learned more from shadowing Tyler for so many y

Coleen interrupted Lilian without hesitation, and Lilian dared not say another word.Judy glanced at Coleen for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Why are you getting so worked up over someone who means nothing? You might scare Jean with that loud tone of yours."At the mention of her name, Jean immediately forced a faint smile and said softly, "Why don't we discuss some less solemn topics? Grandma, you'll be going to Mt. Serenia in a few days, right? Will you pray for our family?"Judy nodded in response. "I'm going to Mt. Serenia to pray for the baby's well-being as well as yours. I'm going to pray for everyone in the family."Jean smiled. At this moment, Coleen spoke up. "By the way, Jean. Do you know anything about birth astrology? Why don't you tell me your exact date and time of birth? "I'll get a fortune teller to scry your future. I hope no one with ill-intent will be in your life."When Coleen talked about the people with ill-intent, she glanced over at Esme and Li

A short while after Lilian started driving, her assistant called."Ms. Page, Mr. Sotheby is here. He's asking us to fulfill our contractual obligations," the assistant said.Lilian furrowed her brows and replied in a deep voice, "I'll arrive at the company shortly. Please ask him to wait for me."Hanging up the phone, she headed to Page Co.Glenn was sitting on the couch in the president's office, waiting for Lilian to arrive. He held a contract in his hand, and his expression looked far from pleasant.He never expected that Esme would suddenly resign and leave all the company matters to Lilian.Lilian hadn't contacted him at all and hadn't even mentioned anything about her comeback.After waiting for some time, Glenn got up from the couch and looked at Lilian."Ms. Page, it's very difficult to see you," Glenn said with a touch of annoyance in his tone.Lilian's expression remained unchanged. "What brings you here today, Mr. Sotheby?" she asked calmly.Glenn furrowed his brow

Glenn had missed that detail. Besides, he never even expected Esme to leave Page Co.His temper flared when he saw only her signature was on the contract."But … we signed this contract before her resignation. She was representing Page Co. then."Lilian shook her head and said softly, "Mr. Sotheby, it's not that simple. This contract was signed personally between you two. Page Co. has nothing to do with it. You can always confront Esme or lodge an appeal if you're displeased."However, I've scanned through the contract. None of the terms specifies what will happen if either party breaches the contract. Esme was just fooling around with you, don't you think?"Glenn lost his cool.He immediately called Esme, but her line was busy.He called again, and it was still the same.Upon seeing his frustration, Lilian arched an eyebrow. She said gently, "Mr. Sotheby, you should know Esme and I have always been at daggers with each other."You've got a hold over Esme. Why don't you tell m