When Julianne heard Dad’s demand, she attempted to showcase her usual magnanimous act when Irvin spoke up. “Emi, he wasn’t serious. Henry’s just angry. You just need to apologize to Julianne.”
Julianne’s benevolent smile disappeared from her face instantly, replaced with a dark look that disappeared quickly.
“Yes, Millie, you just need to apologize.” Then, as if suddenly realizing that her words were inappropriate, she quickly corrected, “I mean, you don’t have to if you don’t want to. We’re family, after all. I understand that you act impulsively when you’re upset.
”
Her pitiful, self–sacrificing attitude immediately made everyone in the room–my parents,
gazes
Vin, and Jeremy, who’d been standing silently at the side–look at me in a
anger. Their
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were commanding, urging me to apologize to Julianne at once.
She always had a talent to make me look like a bad guy before I had the chance to say anything. In their eyes, my refusal to apologize was akin to committing an unforgivable crime.
Before I could speak, Dad said, “Not just apologize. You have to convince your grandmother to give Liamme the 10% shares that she gave you! She’s her granddaughter too. Why should your have the shares when Lianne doesn’t have any? Get it done, or you can go to jail!”
Grandma was still holding 30% shares for Quillcrest Pharmaceuticals. Jeremy and my parents had always been under the impression that she would give 20% to Jeremy and hand him control of the company, while I would get 10% and support him.
They’d made plans long ago to get me to transfer the 10% ownership to Julianne. However, Grandma never mentioned anything about giving me the shares at her birthday celebration. Then, with the commotion about our fall in the pond, my parents hadn’t had the chance to ask me about it.
