FreeNovel
Chapter 298
In the corridor outside the Chandier Jewelry’s meeting hall, Catelyn sat on a bench with her back
pressed against the wall. Her consciousness was drifting, while her entire body felt like it was swaying.
Her head dropped slightly from time to time, only for her to be woken by the motion.
The process repeated multiple times, and just when she thought she was reaching her limit, she heard
the door to the meeting hall opening, followed by sounds of people talking. She stood abruptly, before
falling back onto the bench helplessly.
By the time she managed to stand upright again, Lola had led Granny Atherton outside.
Catelyn ran after them.
Lola spotted Catelyn from the corner of her eye and felt pleased by how miserable she visibly looked.
‘This is what you get for crossing me!
She carefully supported Granny Atherton as she ordered the bodyguards, “There are too many people
here. Stop any unidentified persons from coming to us; don’t let them get in Old Madam’s way.”
“Understood!” The bodyguards sharpened at her command. Granny Atherton was the person with the
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthighest status in the Atherton Family, so they could not afford anything to happen to her. Catelyn was
powerless and could not be swift to begin with; very soon, she was left behind. With the bodyguards
there to stop her, she could not get close enough to Granny Atherton to plead for another chance.
She scanned the crowd and the environment around her before hurrying toward the parking lot
determinedly.
Granny Atherton probably would leave by car.
From a distance, Catelyn spotted Granny Atherton stepping into a Bently with a car plate number ending
with 86.
She summoned the courage and darted to the center of the road just when the car was about to drive
right by the green belt she was standing on. She opened her arms and waved frantically for them to stop
the car.
“Old Madam Atherton, I’m Catelyn Clark! I’m sorry that I didn’t show up on time, but it was caused by
special circumstances. Can you please give me another chance?” she shouted, mustering every last
ounce of her strength as she did.
Lola would no doubt try to toy with her if Catelyn went to her, which was why she had to go to Granny
Atherton directly, her frail frame swaying in the wind.
At that moment, the driver of the Bently spotted a girl suddenly appearing in the middle of the road and
hastily stepped on the brake. The car instantly slowed, and both Granny Atherton and Lola jerked
forward from the sudden shift of gravity.
Lola instinctively reached over to cover Granny Atherton’s forehead with one hand and wrapped her
other arm around the old woman’s body to steady her. Still, Granny Atherton saw
stars from the sudden halt. She rubbed her head and sat back, unable to recover from the shock
“Why did you drive like that? Don’t you know that Grandma has a weak spine?!” snarled Lola at the
driver.
Terrified, the driver explained with trembling lips, “I… I’m sorry, Miss Atherton! Something came before
the car, so I…”
Lola looked outside through the windshield and recognized Catelyn right away, despite the distance.
Catelyn was dressed in a professional office outfit with her hair tied up. At the moment, strands of her
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhair loosely hung by the sides of her ears with no trace of her previous elegance.
Lola sneered internally yet outwardly spoke, “Whoever that crazy woman is, she must really want to
meet Grandma, but she doesn’t have time for people who aren’t determined enough to do what’s
needed. Run over her!”
The driver was stunned at her command and turned to stare at Lola in disbelief, wondering if he had
heard her wrong.
Lola just ordered him to ‘run over her’! Did she seriously just ask him that? “Are you deaf?” Lola barked
in frustration, appearing as though she made the command for Granny Atherton’s sake. “I’ve seen this
kind of woman around. She just wants to stop the car. If you start driving, she’ll move away. “Or are you
asking Grandma to lower herself to meet with that woman? She isn’t worthy of Grandma’s time!” Her
tone was filled with frustration toward Catelyn yet somehow sounded as though she was caring for
Granny Atherton altogether.
Granny Atherton, too, saw someone standing before the car, but before she could see the woman’s face,
the car came to a sudden halt.
She had always had a weak spine, and the impact had made her dizzy. She dropped her head into her
hands dazedly, and when the driver noticed that she was not saying a word, he took it as a silent
approval of Lola’s command.
The driver gulped at this, his grip on the steering wheel tightening before he slowly stepped on the
accelerator once more.
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
