DRAMA NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 73
Chapter 73 Her True Colors
In the ward, Gideon half leaned on the hospital bed. His face was ashen, his eyes were blazing, and he didn’t look like an old man who had suffered a stroke.
His personal lawyer stood by his bedside, reporting the situation to him.
“Is there any news from Felton Realty?” Gideon asked.
“Recently, there have been frequent changes in the senior management. Adam has expressed his intention to develop in the mainland and has been secretly investigating the operations and shareholders of Starling Realty.”
Gideon snorted coldly. “He just can’t let it go. Starling Realty is nothing but an empty shell now. No matter how much he investigates, he won’t find anything.”
Starling Realty was founded by Gideon. Maxwell’s parents were also shareholders of the company at that time. His uncle Adam served as the financial manager of Starling Realty.
Later, Starling Realty fell into a crisis after being deceived by a small developer who embezzled three billion dollars through contract fraud. Maxwell’s parents, while investigating the whereabouts of this money, were involved in a car accident on their way back and both died after falling into the sea.
Furthermore, Adam, as the financial manager, not only did not stand with the company during its difficult times, but instead resigned and immigrated overseas. Adam quickly
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founded Felton Realty In the past few years, through public financing, Felton Realty has become a top–notch real estate enterprise with a market value of nearly 1.6 billion dollars.
Gideon suspected that the contract fraud back then had something to do with Adam. Otherwise, it was impossible for Adam to frame Felton Realty overnight. According to the investigation, the start–up capital of Felton Realty was as high as 80 million dollars.
“In the past, Adam wanted to take away a portion of the shares of Starling Realty. However, he gave up later when Starling Realty declared bankruptcy,” Gideon sneered. “He was just a clown jumping around. I used to think highly of him.”
“Mr. Starling, are you intending to transfer all your shares in Starling Realty to your grandson Maxwell?” Lawyer Ken Benson asked.
Gideon nodded.
Starling Realty looked like an empty shell, but in fact, Starling Realty was the actual controller of many listed companies. The total market value could buy ten Felton Realty.
“When did you handle the formalities?”
“After he saw Svetla’s true face,” Gideon pointed at the camera. “Give me a room without a camera.”
“Are you trying to lure the snake out of its hole?” Ken still had some concerns. “Aren’t you afraid that the Felton family would harm you?”
“In the eyes of the Felton family, I was an ailing old man who
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could no longer pose a threat to them.”
Gideon’s gaze was distant.
“As long as Maxwell is no longer deceived by Svetla, I can close my eyes even if I die.”
“Why didn’t you tell Mr. Starling the truth of that year?”
“If I told him directly, he might not believe it. Don’t forget, Adam is his uncle. Svetla also grew up with him since childhood. The Felton family has had a profound influence on
him.”
The next morning, Gideon was transferred to a regular ward.
When Svetla appeared in the ward, it was already noon.
She looked at Gideon, who had suffered a stroke, and felt a sudden sense of revenge.
“Gideon, I have some good news to tell you. My father plans to return to our home country for development. He mentioned that he has an emotional attachment to Starling Realty. He wants you to transfer your shares of Starling Realty to him. He is willing to offer double the price.”
Although Starling Realty has been half–dead in recent years, it is still a renowned name in the real estate industry. Starling Realty is synonymous with quality assurance. Many homeowners trust the houses built by Starling Realty.
Gideon was so angry that his head shook like a tambourine. “No, no…”
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“I am just informing you. What you say now doesn’t matter. As long as your guardian, Maxwell, agrees, this matter will be settled.”
“You – forget it!” Gideon said ambiguously.
“Why are you so stingy? Starling Realty is not what it used to
- be. Why are you still clinging onto such a small, lousy
company? Are you planning to take it to the grave?”
“You – get lost!” Gideon exclaimed angrily.
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“Hmph, I refused to leave. I stayed right here to make you angry!” Svetla said, then she grabbed a glass of water and unhesitatingly splashed it on Gideon’s face.
“You, you…” Gideon’s face twitched from the scorching heat, but he couldn’t find the words to speak.
Meanwhile, in Maxwell’s office, Ken was holding a tablet and live–streaming to him.
Seeing Gideon being abused, Maxwell was outraged. He never expected that behind Svetla’s seemingly gentle and pleasant demeanor, there was such wickedness.
But soon he calmed down. He looked at Ken. “Was my grandfather pretending to be sick?”
Ken nodded.
“I knew what to do.” His grandfather sacrificed himself just so he could see the truth. However, he did not agree with his grandfather’s actions.
“But I want to know the truth of that year,” Maxwell always believed that Svetla being photographed naked was purely an
accidental incident. He didn’t expect there to be another hidden story behind it.
“Sure. But I think it’s better for your grandfather to tell you in person.”
Maxwell returned to the desk again. She saw Svetla holding Gideon’s finger and pressing it onto a document.
He furrowed his brows and picked up his phone to dial Svetla.
Svetla was startled when she saw Maxwell.
She hurriedly put the contract into her pocket and then answered the phone.
“Hello, Maxwell, is there something you need?”
“Where were you now?”
“I was taking care of your grandfather at the hospital. What’s wrong?” Svetla noticed that Maxwell’s voice sounded off. She looked around again, making sure there were no cameras, before finally feeling relieved.
“No problem. Just wanted to ask if you’d like to have lunch together.”
“Now?”
“Yes, now.”
After he hung up the phone, Ken took out another small pill. “This is the medicine Svetla asked Larissa to give to your grandfather. I consulted a professional doctor. This medicine is a type of sedative. If your grandfather takes it for a week, he will become mentally confused. If he takes it for a month, he
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will become delirious.”
Maxwell took the pill and put it in the drawer.
“Tonight, I will handle the discharge procedures for my grandfather,” Maxwell didn’t want his grandfather to stay in the hospital for another day.
“You’d better wait for two more days. Your grandfather wants to see what they really want to do.”
Maxwell remained silent for a moment.
“I knew.”
After Ken left, Maxwell called Camila.
Camila didn’t want to answer at first, but Maxwell was quite persistent. She had no choice but to answer.
“Anything wrong?”
“I apologize to you for what happened yesterday,” Maxwell rarely apologizes to people.
“Maybe you were right.”
Svetla was indeed not as innocent as she appeared.
“What do you mean?” Camila was having a meeting at the company. “Speak up if you have something. I’m busy.”
“I wanted you to find time to go and visit grandpa. Let’s discuss the other matters when we get home.”
“Okay, I went over in the evening.”
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“What’s wrong?” Zora asked, noticing Camila’s unhappy expression.
“No, let’s continue the meeting,” Camila apologized.
“For the sake of fairness, the company decided to conduct a fair competition regarding the project of Startak Gaming.”