Perfect Husband, The Destined One novel Chapter 14

"Think carefully, Lily. Think about how much scorn and ridicule you had to face since marrying Darryl," Samantha said coldly. "We’ve provided him food and clothes during the three years of your marriage to him. At least he has the decency to repay the favor by lending us money to help with the company's five million deficit. We're even now and all I want is for you to leave that loser." 2

"Mom..." Lily bit her lip.

"Also, Ashton called me and said that he'd attend your grandma's birthday," Samantha continued. "He said h e prepared an amazing gift that your grandma will love. You can and should be with him if grandma takes a liking to him."

As she was talking, she saw a man coming over from some distance away. Dressed in a suit and leather shoes, he held a suitcase in his hand. The person was Wentworth, Lily's father. 1

Lily and Samantha went over to welcome him. The family of three then chatted and laughed all the way out of the airport.

Back home, Samantha cooked a sumptuous meal.

Cooking was usually Darryl's duty and she had not cooked in a long time, so it was unsurprising that she could maintain her appearance so well at her age. 2

At the dinner table, Samantha asked Wentworth how life was abroad.

Wentworth remarked that his life was uninteresting, other than three meals a day in high-class hotels and daily business discussions with the richest men in the region. He hyped up his stories, and as he spoke, h e took out a check and scribbled on it before handing i t to Samantha.

50 million!

Samantha grinned from ear-to-ear when she saw the check!

'Hahaha, our days of suffering have finally come to an end! He took out a fifty million check like it was nothing!’ 1

"I heard a few days ago that your company was facing some problems, Lilybud. Something about a shortage o f five million?" Wentworth looked at Lily and said, "I was worried about you when your mother called me the other day, but at that time, my funds were still strapped in the stock market. There was no way I could have helped you, but it's all good now though. I've cashed the money out." 1

Wentworth scribbled on another check while talking.

"Here’s another check for fifty million." Wentworth chuckled and said, "By the way, the check I’ve given you can't be cashed in right away. You can only do so i n a week as the check will only take effect after I leave the country."

Was there such a requirement?

Samantha bought his statements despite having some doubts and nodded repeatedly with a smile.

Finally, they could rise to their feet again after enduring for so long. They were eager to know whether anyone would dare to look down on them again during Grandmother Lyndon's birthday!

Ding-ding!

The family was chatting away happily when Lily's phone suddenly rang. After glancing at the caller ID, the entire family looked at each other.

A call from Grandmother Lyndon?

"What's the matter?" Samantha asked at once.

The old lady was personally in charge of all the Lyndon clan’s affairs and was therefore swamped in work every single day. It was usually the Lyndon family's elders who were in constant contact with Grandmother Lyndon. She never phoned her juniors i n the past, especially when it came to Lily, as the latter had the lowest status among the Lyndon family's juniors.

"Beats me," Lily replied as she answered the call and switched on the loudspeaker mode.

"Lilybud?"

The old lady’s voice came from the other side of the phone.

Despite her reluctance to initiate a call with someone younger than her, she was completely bereft of all options. Platinum Corporation made it clear that any future business discussions must only involve Lily and Lily alone. It was futile for others to handle the negotiations!

"Lilybud, Granny wants to ask you a favor..." The old lady continued.

The three of them were stunned after hearing that sentence!

Grandmother Lyndon had been in charge of everything for so many years. When did she ever ask anyone for favors?!

Samantha hurriedly said, "Mom, what's going on? Please just tell us what you need!"

"I want to ask Lilybud ..." The old lady was silent for a moment, but eventually continued, "I want to ask her for her favor to negotiate with Platinum Corporation t o take over Giselle's image consultation."