Chapter 169 They Were Too Cruel
The car drove into the Thomas Family’s villa, and they got out of the car.
Hellen quickened her steps. It had been a long time since she had seen her mother, and she missed her dearly.
Everet said with a smile, “Be careful of your abdomen.”
In the living room of the Thomas Family, Hellen had just run into the room when she saw her mother sitting with her grandmother in the living room. The two were holding iPad and discussing something.
“Ah, Hellen is here!” Granny Thomas immediately stood up and exclaimed in surprise.
“Grandma…” Hellen ran over like a spoiled child, hugged Granny Thomas, and kissed her.
Granny Thomas smiled affectionately. “My dear granddaughter, Grandmother misses you.”
Everet followed Hellen through the door and greeted her primly, “Grandma.”
Hellen let go of Granny Thomas and walked up to Mrs. Jovano. She hugged Mrs. Jovano’s arm and asked coquettishly, “Mom, do you miss me?”
Mrs. Jovano smiled as she stroked Hellen’s long hair. “How can I not miss you?”
As she spoke, her gaze fell onto Hellen’s lower abdomen, and she was slightly surprised. “Oh, my darling!”
“Yeah, you should think about how long it’s been since you’ve returned to Tempe City,” said Hellen in a low voice.
On the other side, Everet spoke with Granny Thomas and bent slightly. Granny Thomas touched her grandson’s head with a bright smile.noveldrama
“I was planning on going back some time ago,” Mrs. Jovano snorted coldly. “Didn’t you have a plan to uncover those who were against you? Didn’t you tell me not to worry or return to Tempe City?”
Hellen coughed lightly. She had completely forgotten about this matter.
Hellen looked up and saw Palmer and Violeta coming in from the outside.
The Thomas Family had quite a few relatives. Still, only Hellen’s grandmother, uncle, and mother were in the main family. After them was their generation.
After they sat down, Granny Thomas smiled happily. She said, “Today, Everet and Hellen came back, so our family became much livelier. It will be even livelier when Karim and Karlen come back tomorrow.”
After chatting for a while, Palmer asked about the attack on Hellen.
“Has the attackers been captured?”
Afraid that her grandmother and uncle would be worried, Hellen laughed, “I caught them and left them to the police.”
Palmer’s face was filled with anger. “Who is it?”
Hellen fell silent. If it were Natalie, her uncle would probably do something to the Grant Group’s branch in Hail City.
When she divorced Hans, the Thomas Family had greatly suppressed the Grant Group’s branch company. She didn’t want her grandmother’s family involved in her business.
“I don’t know them,” she smiled. “And I don’t know when I had provoked them. The police are currently investigating.”
Everet swept his gaze across Hellen silently.
Hellen was afraid that her uncle would ask again. She had never thought of coming up with a lie, to begin with.
After answering, Hellen leaned against Old Granny Thomas’s side and said coquettishly to Violeta on the other side, “Aunt, is lunch ready? I’m hungry.”
Violeta asked the housekeeper and said with a smile, “There are still ten minutes left. Hold on a little longer. I’ll ask the maid to get you some snacks first.”
Following that, Hellen stayed by her grandmother’s side and listened to Palmer and Everet talk about the Thomas Group’s affairs.
“Recently, Hellen and the Levi Group have been working together more and more frequently. We all heard about it in Hail City. Did you choose to work with them because of your relationship with Eddie?” Palmer asked.
Everet shook her head. “I’ve always been able to separate work from personal matters. Eddie has been managing Levi Group well. Levi Group would have risen to a new level under his management if it weren’t for his parents.”
It was not until lunchtime that they moved to the dining hall.
The dishes were all Hellen and Everet’s favorites, and they all ate happily.
Hellen was called to Granny Thomas’s side, and she picked up food for Granny from time to time.
Palmer and Everet chatted idly while Mrs. Jovano sat on the other side of Hellen, occasionally picking up some food.
Soon, food had been piled within Hellen’s bowl. She couldn’t help but laugh. “Grandma, Mama, stop. I can’t finish it.”
Palmer looked over and smiled. “You should eat more now to nourish your body. I think you’ve lost much weight compared to the last time you came back…”
Before Palmer could finish his words, the phone next to him rang.
“Hey, what is it?”
It was unknown what they were talking about on the other end, but Palmer’s face turned furious. “I’ll be there right away!”
Hellen looked at Mrs. Jovano and asked in a low voice, “Mama, what’s wrong?”
“Maybe it’s the Collins Group’s affair again.”
Hellen looked at the table. Even her grandmother and aunt, Violeta, looked grave.
After Palmer hung up the phone, he got up and was about to walk outside.
“Mom, Violeta, please eat first. I have something to deal with.”
Violeta got up in a hurry and said, “I’ll go with you.”
Seeing that both of them had gone out, Hellen frowned and looked at Granny Thomas, who had a worried expression on her face.
“Grandma, what’s the matter at home?”
Granny Thomas sighed softly. “It seems to be with the Collins Group.”
In Hail City, the Collins Group was a large corporation. It had always cooperated with the Thomas Group and the Williams Group.
Hellen frowned.
Everet was also anxious. “What’s wrong with the Collins Group? Had the contract been terminated suddenly?”
“If it’s a breach of the contract, then forget it.” Granny Thomas’s face darkened. “The Collins and Thomas families have been friends since your grandfather was alive. In this generation, the number of projects for cooperation between the two families has increased. Still, the Collins Group has fallen out with us because of profit.”
Granny Thomas explained the matter in detail.
Generally speaking, the Thomas Group spent a lot of money buying a huge mountainous area from the Collins Group.
The reason was that the Collins Group told the Thomas Group that the government had selected the land to build a university town nearby.
But after buying the land, the Thomas Group found that the news was false.
The Thomas Group had paid a high price for that piece of land, affecting their entire liquidity chain. The entire Thomas Group would be in danger if this investment could not be repaid.
Granny Thomas’s expression was gloomy. “Your uncle wanted to admit defeat and build a large amusement park on that piece of land. It’s also located in the mountains. We can build some manors and sell them outside. It can make up for some losses more or less.”
Hellen frowned.
Granny Thomas sighed, “But the Collins Group also knows that they tricked us. The Collins Group is afraid we will counterattack after dealing with this trouble. It has been looking for trouble with our construction of the playground!”
Everet sneered and said, “They did this in hopes that the Thomas Group can’t turn over so that they won’t be unable to be fine in the future!”
Granny Thomas sighed, “The Collins family’s scheme is too damaging. Your uncle has always placed safety above all else in this project. However, last month, five workers fell off the cliff when clearing the way and were ordered to stop the examination. This matter has just been resolved, and something seems to have happened again. The friendship between the two generations would be cut off! How cruel it is!”
Everet’s expression was icy. “They probably haven’t cherished our friendship since conning the Thomas Family for money.”
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