Chapter 211 – After the One-Night Stand with a Heartless Billionaire

Randal handed him a skewer of grilled lamb dipped in chili sauce and said, “You should try this, Scott. I think it’s delicious.”

Scott was about to lose his mind. He immediately said, “Oh my God, of course, I know it’s delicious! But if I could eat this, I would have finished it long ago. If I take a bite of that, I have to work out for two hours. I’m exhausted now, and I don’t think I’ll be able to work out.”

Scott felt that as a boss, Randal certainly wouldn’t understand how tough it was to be an entertainer.

Randal nodded, and then said, “Oh, you don’t have to be so harsh on yourself. I think it’s fine for you to gain a little weight. That way, your body should be very soft.”

Scott’s face flushed as soon as he heard Randal’s words. Then, he realized that the owner’s expression had also changed. He gritted his teeth and said, “Randal, f**k you.”

“Really? You’d really like to do that?”

Scott immediately rolled his eyes at him. As he pulled out his wallet, he saw several missed calls on his phone. They were all from Harriet, who had been a maid at Gabriel’s for a long time.

Scott immediately called her back and said, “Hello, what happened?”

While watching Scott on the phone, Randal finished the last of his kebab. And he noticed that Scott looked increasingly panicked.

“Really? Did you tell Anna that? Yes, I’m on my way to the hospital right now.” After hanging up the phone, Scott dashed down the road.

When Randal stood up to run with him, he was stopped by the owner. She said, “Hey, you guys haven’t paid yet!”

Randal immediately took a bunch of bills out of his pocket and put them on the table. He soon caught up with Scott after that.

By the time they arrived at the hospital, it was late at night. They hadn’t even made it inside the operation room when they heard the sobbing and the doctor’s heartfelt apologies.

The doctor said, “Oh, he’s already passed away. I’m very sorry for your loss.” The doctor had said this so many times that he was becoming numb to it. There were a lot of people at the operating room door, and it was really chaotic

When Scott arrived there, he noticed that Anna was sitting alone in the comer. Inna’s eyes were filled with tears, but she kept staring at the opereung room.

Although she knew that Shirley had been arguing with the doctor, she didnteren want to go over and stop them.

“Madame, please stop it. Your husband died because of a sudden liver falure. We did everything we could to save him, really. I can swear to God.”

Shirley grasped the white coat of the attending doctor like a shren. And she even ripped the buttons off his pockets.

She, on the other hand, appeared irritated rather than gering. She said. “You are talking nonsense! My husband was still healthy when he was saying at your hosos before. You said that he had been cured by then! He just let the hospital a few days ago 50 how could he be dead? You must be responsible for this!”

Nobody could figure out why Shirley resented the doctor so much

Allie and Anna were separated by her father, who was lying on a surgical troue covered in a white cloth, and her mother, who had gone insane. Alle had never imagined herself in such a predicament.

Allie was ashamed to watch how her mother cursed the doctor and tried to blame him for the tragedy like a lunatic. She even felt that she was the one to be blamed for the death of her father.

Allie then suddenly stood up and said to her mother who was sitting on the floor, “Mom, that’s enough! Since he’s dead, it’s pointless for you to do anything about it. Just drop it!”

Shirley raised her head, and there were still tears in her eyes. As she shook off Allie’s arm, she appeared astonished and upset.

Several people approached Shirley at that point. They helped her up and sat her against the wall. The doctor then had the opportunity to push the surgical trolley into the morgue. Everyone was shouting and making noises, and Anna was the only one who was quietly following the doctor.

Meanwhile, Scott, who came late, was the only one who followed her. Allie approached Scott and called his name as soon as she spotted him. “What’s wrong?” Scott looked back at Allie.

Allie had a lot of things she wanted to say to him, but she felt like she couldn’t say anything at that time. She only replied, “Oh, nothing. Could you please console Anna? I’m sure I’ll be able to handle things here. Don’t be too upset, Scott. After all, dad’s dead.”

Scott gave her a look and said, “I sure will.” He then immediately walked towards Anna and tried to catch up with her.

Allie didn’t move and keep watching his back. When she saw Scott getting further away from her, she gave a self-mocking expression.

She realized that Scott had only shown her his back from the beginning. And, in all those years, he had never taken the initiative to look straight at her. So, in this case, all she had done seemed to be a farce.

“Miss Gabriel, you don’t seem to be sad at all. Does it mean you didn’t get along well with your father?”

Hearing the cold voice, Allie snapped back to her senses. She looked up and found Randal standing beside her. Allie stared blankly at him, and then asked, “Mr. Wilson, what do you mean by that?”

“After your father died, all your mother did was make a scene at the hospital and try to get them to take the responsibility for it. I can’t help but wonder, do you really need the hospital to compensate you? Or, is your mom just looking for a reason to comfort herself?”

Allie’s expression immediately turned unpleasant. She said, “Mr. Wilson, why would you say something like that?”

“Nothing, I was just saying.” Randal laughed when he finished. Then, he gave Allie another cold glance, which made her feel a chill down her spine.

Randal had seen a lot of feuds and fights within rich families. From his perspective, Frank was only 50 years old, so it was unlikely that he would die of organ failure. Besides, it was very thought-provoking that even the hospital didn’t know exactly the reason for his death. Therefore, he found Allie and Shirley’s behaviors suspicious as well.

Frank’s funeral was held on Saturday.

Frank once said that he wished that he could be buried together with Anna’s mother, Olivia. When Shirley learned about it, she cried so hard at the funeral that she even fainted. She did, however, eventually agree to do so.

However, it didn’t matter if she said yes or not because Anna didn’t agree on this. Also, Anna’s aunt Selina refused his request. Therefore, Frank’s relatives found another cemetery for him and placed his grave just across the path from Olivia’s.

“Frank, don’t worry. I will take care of my daughter and manage the company well. As you know, my brother’s children are all adults now. So, they can all inherit your company according to your will.” Shirley said. Her words made the funeral look like a share distribution meeting instead.

Anna couldn’t take it any longer. She froze and stood there for a few moments before quietly walking away.

Anna felt sentimental.

Frank had started this business with no money at all. He had worked hard for the company all his life, but Shirley took it away from him when he died. To be honest, Anna didn’t think Frank would leave all of his possessions to Shirley and her family in his will. She felt that if he had considered the order, he would have given his money to Allie first.

However, Anna felt that since Frank had passed away, she no longer needed to be around the Gabriels. Before leaving, Anna paid a visit to her mother’s grave. She knelt and pulled the weeds away from the tombstone.

She wept out in despair after seeing her mother’s picture on the tombstone. She said, “Mom, do you see my father in heaven? I’ve actually taken it upon myself to forgive him. I don’t think you would want me to hate him, though. Grandpa told me that the biggest thing you used to expect from me was that I would live my life in peace.”

Anna talked to her mother until she felt she could no longer stand on her own two feet. Then, she was going to walk away when she saw a woman dressed in black standing behind her.

When Anna first saw the woman, she saw that she was wearing a white flower on her shirt, which was a stark contrast to her black shirt. Anna recognized that it was Shirley.

Shirley gave Anna a frigid stare and said meanly, “I‘ve been looking for you everywhere, and I wasn’t expecting you to show up here! Anna, I don’t have time to play games with you right now.”

Anna sensed the irony. Shirley used to always act like a good stepmother to Anna in front of Frank. After Frank’s death, however, she became extremely hostile toward her.

Shirley grumbled and gave Anna a dismissive glance. Her movements appeared to be quite smooth, as if she had practiced them. She said, “The funeral is over now, Anna. But, are you sure you don’t want to hear his will?”

Anna frowned and asked, “Did his will mention me?”

Shirley burst out laughing, then said, “What a pity! You know, he didn’t even mention you in his will! That’s so funny! Although he loved you so much, he didn’t leave you anything.”

Shirley’s smug expression made Anna feel so uneasy that she wanted to vomit.

“Hey, Olivia, can you see what’s happening now? You loved your daughter so much, didn’t you? In fact, Frank didn’t think she was worth a dime. Did you know that he left your daughter with nothing?” Shirley said as she stared wide-eyed at Olivia’s picture on the tombstone.

She looked very resentful, as if she had finally found an outlet for her resentment that had been building up for years.

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