CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: ETHAN GRANT ENDS COLLABORATION WITH THE ASTON FAMILY

"Yvette Aston... doesn’t know either?" Her private life must be chaotic enough not to know who her child’s father is.

"Isn’t it all thanks to you? How this child came to be, why Yvette appeared in a stranger’s bed—shouldn’t the Grant Family and the Aston Family be the most aware? You went to every extreme to ruin a woman, and now you come to ask me who the child’s father is." Caden Summers was angry.

"Mr. Summers, you have a major misunderstanding about our Mr. Grant. Our Mr. Grant has done nothing to you and doesn’t care to do anything against you either," Christopher Carter also became a bit upset, defending Ethan Grant.

Caden Summers found it ironic. "The Grants, when one thrives, all thrive; when one falls, they all fall."

"Even if Yvette was set up to have Summers, how could she not know who the man is?" Christopher Carter asked incredulously.

Caden Summers was too lazy to explain to Christopher Carter and turned away to find Summers.

Just then, Ethan Grant came out holding Summers.

Caden Summers walked over and took Summers. "Thank you for today, Mr. Grant. I’ll repay the money, just give me a deadline."

Ethan Grant furrowed his brows; indeed, they were true siblings as Caden Summers and Yvette Aston had the same stubborn temperament.

"The Grant Group has a charity foundation. Summers’ situation meets the application criteria. I’ve had Christopher Carter handle it, so treatments at this hospital will be free," Ethan Grant said indifferently.

Caden Summers froze for a moment, then spoke in a lowered voice. "We don’t accept charity from the Grant Family... I’ll repay the money within two months, thank you, Mr. Grant."

With that, Caden Summers left holding Summers.

Summers lay on his uncle’s shoulder, eyes longing as he looked at Ethan Grant.

He really wished... Ethan Grant was his dad.

Ethan Grant wanted to say something but seeing Caden Summers’ strong sense of caution, he didn’t speak further.

"Did you find Yvette Aston?"

Christopher Carter shook his head. "Yvette Aston didn’t use ID to buy tickets. Meridia is so big, if she wants to hide, it’s indeed very difficult to find her."

"Who hit Summers’ face?" Ethan Grant asked.

"Stellan Aston went to Caden Summers’ garage early this morning, the house must be what they burned, Summers was also beaten by Stellan Aston..." Christopher Carter was also a bit angry; the grudges between Yvette Aston, the Aston Family, and Jayden Grant shouldn’t have vented on a child.

Isn’t protecting children normal human behavior? What did a child do wrong?

Yet Stellan Aston impulsively hit Summers.

"I remember, I warned the Aston Family, I was the one who called the police, telling them not to trouble Yvette Aston," Ethan Grant’s voice was very deep.

Christopher Carter knew Ethan Grant was angry, and not just ordinarily angry.

The Aston Family was surely going to suffer.

...

The Aston Family.

"Charlotte hasn’t woken up yet?"

"The doctor said Charlotte was stimulated, her health isn’t good, hasn’t even had surgery..." May Kendrick cried sitting on the couch. "How has my daughter been so unlucky! It’s all because of Yvette Aston. She deliberately called the police to slander Charlotte, she wanted Charlotte dead, how can her heart be so vicious!"

George Aston sat sternly to the side, coldly speaking. "Where is Yvette Aston?"

"Dad... Yvette Aston ran away." Stellan Aston entered the living room, feeling slightly nervous.

"Ran away? Didn’t I tell you to bring her here? How could you let her get away?" George Aston asked sternly.

Stellan Aston’s eyes dodged slightly, speaking in a small voice. "I went to Caden Summers’ place to find her, she wasn’t there, so I had people beat up Caden Summers, maybe it startled her away."

Stellan Aston went early in the morning planning to drive Yvette Aston away; if she was able to escape, she might as well never come back to Meridia because returning would spell certain doom.

George Aston was indeed murderously serious this time.

"Harrison, Charlotte is your sister," May Kendrick choked out a reminder.

"So I suggest, find a volunteer to donate a kidney first; when Charlotte’s health improves, catching Yvette Aston for punishment won’t be too late, she’s hiding now, we can’t find her, delaying Charlotte’s condition would be bad." Stellan Aston tried to soothe George Aston and May Kendrick.

"Humph, her life belongs to Charlotte, if not hers, then whose!" May Kendrick disagreed. "Director Carter said Charlotte’s health is still weak, can’t undergo transplant surgery in a short time, we have time within a month, we must find her."

Stellan Aston was silent, nodded after a long while, and spoke. "Okay, I’ll definitely bring her back."

"Sir! Madam, young master... something bad happened, the company is in trouble." The assistant ran in from the outside. "Young master, the Grant Group suddenly cut off the cooperation project with the Aston Family in Estmont; once they withdrew the investment, our funds couldn’t be transacted... Other issues are still solvable, but if workers’ wages are interrupted, it will delay the construction period; if the construction can’t be delivered on time, the penalty..."

The price is sky-high.

George Aston’s face changed as he looked at Stellan Aston. "The Grant Group? Go and ask if there’s a mistake. The Aston Family has a marriage alliance with the Grant Family, Charlotte is Jayden Grant’s fiancée, which fool from the Grant Group dares cut off cooperation with the Aston Family?"

"It’s... it’s the CEO, Ethan Grant..." the assistant took a deep breath and said in a low voice.