Chapter 12
Did Grace still have feelings for Antonio?
She recalled the various events of these three months. When she thought of how indifferent he was when he pushed her into the operating room, she sneered coldly in her heart.
Then, she shook her head, replying to Jonah’s words, “No.”
“Then why?” Jonah asked.
“I just don’t think it’s necessary.” Grace forced a smile. “I’ve moved on, haven’t I? I don’t want matters about him to keep messing up my life.”
Seeing her like this, Jonah couldn’t get himself to force her anymore.
He sighed helplessly, “I just wanna help you get revenge.”
“I know.” Grace walked up to Jonah. “You, Mom, and Dad. I know you all are very good to me.”
Jonah compromised. He gently touched Grace’s head and said, “OK. Let’s forget about him.”
With that, he glanced outside the window. “The weather is nice today. Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?”
“Sure.”
Jonah appeared cold, but he was very warm towards Grace. That day, he led Grace and went on a tour of Auroville. In the end, he took her to the Simpson Group.
He said to her, “What’s your plan for your future? The group needs new
10:42
Chester 12
blood. Would you like to come and help me?”
Grace was stunned. “But the group already has you. Besides, I…”
Jonah interrupted, “You’re my sister, and your family name is also Simpson. Naturally, you owe part of the Simpson Group. Just to let you know, Dad has already let the lawyer draft the equity transfer contract. The three of us will all give you part of our shares. In the future, you’ll be the group’s largest shareholder.”
“But why?” Grace was both shocked and confused.
“I’ve just come back. We’ve never met in the past twenty years, and you guys know nothing about me. What if I’m a bad person? What if I…”
“You are not,” Jonah said firmly and confidently.
Later, he took Grace on a visit to the company and introduced her as the daughter of the Simpson family to everyone they met. He gave her enough respect, which made her feel a bit flattered.
She had never felt respected like this in the Parrish family.
When she was in college, she used to want to help Eloy with his business matters, but Eloy refused. He said that she was a girl, and what was most important to her was to find a good man to marry.
But later, Eloy gave the company’s shares to Lucile. Grace knew that Eloy rejected her not because she was a girl, but because she was actually not a Parrish.
Lucile was loved by the Parrish family.
And now, Grace was loved by the Simpson family, and she finally knew what a family really meant.
The Simpsons trusted Grace. They didn’t even need a reason to do that.
10420
Chapter 12
However, Grace didn’t need it.
At dinner, she said to her family, “Mom, Dad, and Jonah, I know you wanna compensate me. But I know nothing about the Simpson Group’s business or managing a company. Don’t waste your shares.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Even if you know nothing about business management, you still have us. We can help you.”
Nancy looked at Grace with a bit of nervousness in her eyes, adding, “Besides, the shares are not compensation. Back then, Jonah also got his shares from us.”
Jonah nodded and said to Grace, “Don’t worry. Dad and I will take care of the company. You just hold the shares and wait to get the dividend. You. need money to hold an art exhibition, start a company, or even remarry, don’t you?”
Grace knew they wouldn’t give up, so she stopped persuading them.
The next day, Jonah said he wanted to open a gallery for her and let her paint more paintings when she had time.
He said, “You like painting, so just take your time and enjoy it. We’ll take care of the following exhibition and selling. But if you wanna give it a try, just do it. We’ll be always there for you, so you don’t need to worry about anything.”
Another day later, Jonah brought a handsome, gentle, and elegant man to her and introduced, “He’s an expert in opening art galleries. You can ask him for his knowledge. I’ll cover the expenses.”
Before Grace could figure out what was going on, Jonah left, leaving only her and that gentleman there.
“Hello, my name is Jeffrey Sutton,” the man introduced himself, reaching out his hand toward Grace.
Chapter 12
“Ms. Simpson, actually, we’ve met before.”
Chapter 13
