She could stand up to strangers, but found it hard to confront her own family.
After years of estrangement from the Whites, she wondered if her grandfather would even want to see her.
She gazed at her ailing grandfather, questioning her own motives for visiting.
“Christy,” Jalen suddenly intervened.
“Like it or not, she’s a member of the White family. The fourth daughter’s shares were meant for Hannah.”
Christy looked shocked.
“Jalen, she’s nothing but an ingrate. Why should she get anything for nothing?”
“I don’t want the shares,” Hannah interjected, her eyes meeting Jalen’s and Christy’s impassively.
“I came to see if there’s any hope for Grandpa’s recovery.”
“Ha ha,” Christy scoffed.
“Hope for a cure? What nonsense! You’re clearly here for the assets.”
“I mean what I say,” Hannah replied calmly.
“I want to know if Grandpa has a chance to recover.”
“And you show up now, of all times? How absurd to claim you can heal Byrum!”
Wagging a finger at Hannah’s nose, Christy chastised, “So, your cousin runs the company and you think you can reap the rewards?”
Hannah felt her Lips part but swallowed the words she’d wanted to say. Tears slipped from her eyes. Oddly, the woman who rarely felt aggrieved found herself weeping.
Observing his cousin’s tears, Jalen couldn’t bear it.
“Would you quit it? We’re in Grandpa’s hospital room. It’s loud enough!”
“Am I not telling the truth? Humph!”
Christy continued her tirade against Hannah.
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“The White family gave a three-hundred-million-dollar dowry when she married, and she accepted it without a word! She’s been out of touch for years. Why shouldn’t I scold her? Does she even consider herself a member of the White family?”
Hannah felt as though she’d been hit by a bolt of lightning. She’d gotten a three-hundred-million-dollar dowry?
She slowly turned, noticing Wyatt had already slinked away guiltily as Christy ranted.
Hannah chuckled bitterly, “I’ll give the three hundred million back to the White family. At that time… I didn’t…”