Chapter 234

“He didn’t say much, just handed over Evan’s red envelope for me to keep,” I answered honestly, while leaving out part of the truth. Somewhere deep down, I just had this gut feeling that Grandpa giving me Henry’s talisman wasn’t something Marilyn Gray would take kindly to. So I kept it to myself. “Liar!” Marilyn snapped coldly from the doorway, glaring at me. “Grandpa just handed over shares of the company to you, didn’t he?” I blinked, caught off guard. “Shares? What shares?” She let out a sharp scoff. “Still pretending? Grandpa got a lawyer over yesterday to draft the transfer papers. He gave you what was left of his shares. You’re telling me you had no clue? Don’t think just because you sweet-talked him a few times and played nice in front of him that I’d actually welcome you into the family. Manipulating my son is one thing, but now you’ve even fooled Grandpa too. Honestly, what kind of luck does a country girl like you have?” “Mom, first you called me a jinx, and now you're saying