While I fell silent for a while, Sharon heaved a sigh and said melancholically, “You don’t have to help him out. I’m sure he has left to meet Crystal. When you two stood together and held hands, I saw that the smiles on your faces were stiff.”
“Ah!” I chuckled awkwardly, for I never thought Sharon would nail my lie straightforwardly. “Since you knew the answer, why do you have to ask me?”
Sharon’s expression turned grim as she sat still. Gazing at her, I felt that she looked pale-faced and dejected. As such, I comforted, “Grandma, Lyle and Crystal are meant for each other. They had no choice but to separate from one another back then. So, why don’t you consider giving them your blessing?”
I never imagined asking Sharon to give her blessing to Lyle and Crystal one day. Nevertheless, I didn’t do it out of generosity but only wished to get a divorce as soon as possible. I believed she understood the connotation in my words.
Isn’t it the best solution for everyone? Although Crystal always played tricks behind people’s backs, she dared not go overboard before Sharon. I felt that Crystal was afraid of Sharon since she was young, probably because Sharon knew her dirty tricks.
For instance, there was a time when Sharon figured out Crystal bullied a girl and framed me with it. Since then, Crystal would be afraid whenever she saw Sharon.
Sharon and I knew the reason that Crystal left very well. Nonetheless, I still wished that Sharon could accept her. Deep down, I never understood why Sharon resisted Crystal so much.
I guessed birds of a feather flocked together indeed. Sharon disliked Wendy but was fond of me; Wendy liked Crystal but loathed me.
“No way!” Sharon interrupted me seriously and bellowed, “I’ll never let a woman like Crystal be married into the Smith family. There is no way I’ll accept her!”
I was shocked to see Sharon’s reaction once I mentioned Crystal. It was as if Crystal committed some unforgivable crimes before.
After yelling angrily, Sharon came back to her senses and realized that she lost her self-control. Then, she heaved a long sigh and added, “No matter what, I’ll not allow Lyle and Crystal to be together.”
“Why?” If what Sharon said was right, she changed the painter’s name of Autumnal Panorama from me to Crystal, thus allowing Crystal to study art abroad. However, using the evidence linked to this scandal, she forced Crystal to move to Anglandur. Deep down, I couldn’t understand her rationale behind it.
Was it because she wanted Lyle to marry me and obtain the shares for her? I was reluctant to think ill of Sharon. If that was the reason, she didn’t have to stop Lyle and me from getting a divorce. After all, I was virtually worthless to her now.
“I have my reasons!” Sharon replied determinedly. Then, she pointed at the cabinet and said, “Eve, please bring the document in the cabinet to me.”
I did as she said and opened the cabinet. The next moment, I was shocked to see an encrypted document. Usually, people wouldn’t bring important documents along to a hospital. Nonetheless, I held in my curiosity and handed it over to Sharon.
I took a step back, for I believed that curiosity would kill the cat. After glancing through the document, Sharon handed it back to me and said, “Eve, you should take a look as well.”
I took the document from her hesitantly. Almost instantly, I was stunned by the title—share transfer agreement. As my heart was racing, I hastily flipped to the last page and saw my mom’s name—Amelia Jones.
“Grandma, what is this?” I asked.
“This is the proof of your mom’s shares!” I was caught off-guard once again by Sharon’s straightforward explanation. I couldn’t help but recall the unpleasant moment when I first heard about the shares in Sharon’s mansion.
Although I claimed that I heard nothing, everyone knew that I lied back then. Right then, I was bewildered because Sharon showed the agreement to me.
