Chapter 654 Cannot Afford To Offend Her
Lyle replied, “No. She left after apologizing and leaving behind the money for the medical expenses. Mrs. Hadley, if you have something to ask her, I’ll get her to come back.”
“No need. It’s nothing important. Just let her be.” Christina did not wish to see Anya and had nothing to talk to her about. Whenever they saw each other, they would either insult each other or get into an argument, or the conversation would always lead to a discussion about money.
Christina’s money did not appear out of thin air. She had already drawn the line with Anya during the division of the Gibson family’s a*sets back then. If Anya had even an ounce of self-respect, she wouldn’t be finding trouble with Christina all the time.
Christina had to host two meetings that afternoon, and she did not have much free time before that. The only chance for her to rest was after breakfast
“Any news from Mr. Hadley?” Christina turned to look at Lyle after removing her coat and hanging it on the coat rack.
“We have managed to get in touch with Mr. Taggart. Everything is well with Mr. Hadley. Mr. Hadley has also instructed his subordinate to pa*s a message to you, telling you not to worry.
“All right.” A rare joyful smile appeared on Christina’s face. Feeling less gloomy, she said, “I’m going to get some rest. Wake me up after an hour.”
“Understood.” Lyle walked out of the lounge and stood guard outside the door.
After Anya came out of Gibson Corporation and got into her car which was parked by the roadside, her phone started ringing.
Without looking at the caller ID, she picked up the call and started lashing out at the other party. “Why are you in such a rush? I will return whatever I owe you!”
“Anya, did you and your mother steal money to gamble again?”
Anya froze when she heard Yerek’s voice. She glanced at the phone screen, and her heart sank. “Yerek, I don’t gamble. I didn’t check who it was before I picked up. I thought it was a previous creditor calling to ask for payment. I wasn’t scolding you,” she explained in a humble manner.
Yerek let out a cold snort and went straight to the point, saying. “What did Christina say when you asked her to pay for Grandma’s medical bills?”
Anya would not pa*s up on any opportunity to criticize Christina.
“She didn’t believe me. You should have seen how smug she was just now. She has never treated Grandma as a family in the first place. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have encouraged Timothy to request a division of the family’s a*sets. It’s impossible to get her to play her part as a filial grandchild,” she said, twisting the
truth.
“Anya, did you say anything wrong to her and anger her? Is that why she refused to pay for Grandma’s medical bills?”
Yerek understood Anya very well. She would rather kill herself than humble herself in front of Christina.
Nevertheless, Yerck did not care about that. He was not genuinely concerned about Azure. He only had one goal, which was to sow discord between Anya and Christina, turning them against each other.
However, Anya was not a useful weapon to him. As she was extremely short-sighted, the most she could do was to make a few superficial cuts on the enemy’s body. She would not be able to fatally wound them.
“Yerek, you don’t know how evil Christina is. That b*tch even ordered her bodyguard to chop off my legs. If I didn’t run fast enough, she might have already killed me.” Anya was racking her brains to come up with lies to fool Yerek. “She even threatened that she would send me to prison to accompany Dad if I looked for her again. I have to stay away from her. I really can’t afford to offend her.”
“Think about it carefully. If we fail to get money from Christina, Dad’s company will go bankrupt. If that happens, we will no longer have a chance to turn things around. How are we supposed to convince Barnaby to acknowledge us as part of the Stone family then?” Yerek said plainly.
He was anxious to return to the Stone family, and no matter what Sheridan would do, that desire of his would not be extinguished.
As Nigel would not be able to escape going to jail, Yerek knew that he could not rely on him and had to seek a way out for himself.
He had approached Anya not because they were siblings or because he thought that two were stronger than one. Rather, there was simply no one else who could help him, and Anya happened to clash with Christina. With just some instigation from him, Anya would be more than happy to create trouble for Christina.
He would be able to get rid of Christina without even lifting a finger.
If he had known how useless Anya was, he would never have approached her.
“Christina can get anything she wants because she has Nathaniel supporting her, but I have nothing. What can I possibly threaten her with? Do you think I enjoy being humiliated by her and letting her step all over me? Do you think you’re the only one who’s frustrated? I am too!”
“You can snatch Nathaniel away from her and make him your man instead. Isn’t that your forte? Did what happen with Mrs. Yackley scare you?”
“Me? Scared? What happened to Warren was just an accident. He would have already been mine if his wife had not suddenly shown up.
“I found out that Nathaniel’s been going on frequent business trips recently. He’s attending an international business conference in Lostaria next week, and I managed to get you an invitation to the event. You should know what you’re supposed to do next, right?”
“Of course. Don’t worry, I know what to do. All right, if there’s nothing else, I’m gonna drive now.”
With Yerek’s support, ill intentions started brewing in Anya’s mind once again.
The international business conference was one of the most prestigious business events held annually. The invited guests consisted of some of the most powerful and influential businessmen in the country. Even if she failed to seduce Nathaniel, there would still be plenty of other choices for her.
Anya bit the bullet and contacted her previous styling team to customize a special look for her. Her goal was to be the most glamorous woman at the event.
Christina’s secretary pa*sed her the invitation to the international business conference when she returned to her office after hosting two meetings in the afternoon.
Even though Christina had attended fashion shows of various scales, it was her first time attending at
business conference.
It had been barely a week since she had taken over Gibson Corporation. As she was still not familiar with the ways of business and had yet to be recognized by the company’s business partners, she did not feel comfortable attending the event.
“Get someone else to go,” she said as she placed the invitation on the table.
Just as the secretary was about to reply, Lyle quickly interjected. “Mrs. Hadley, Mr. Hadley has confirmed his attendance at the event. If you go, you will be able to see him.”
Christina’s eyes lit up. “That’s wonderful! Make the necessary arrangements. I’m going to Lostaria.”
“Understood. I’ll book the air ticket and hotel right away.” The secretary did not leave immediately after saying that. She remained rooted to the spot while fixing her gaze on Christina, looking as if she had something to say.
Feeling uncomfortable being stared at, Christina asked, “Is there anything else?”
After a moment of hesitation, the secretary replied. “The hospital called just now…”
