\u201cGrandpa Zoltan has many grandchildren,\u201d Larissa said calmly. \u201cI doubt he would go to such lengths for one who contributes nothing to the Palmer family\u2019s success. The fact that he\u2019s personally asking me to help you is already a sign of how much he values you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faith was speechless. For the first time, a seed of doubt was planted in her mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe\u2026 maybe she wasn\u2019t as important to her grandfather as she thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s enough, Faith,\u201d Zoltan said. \u201cDo you want the antidote or not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, Solomon spoke up. \u201cFaith, be quiet. Grandpa is negotiating with Ms. Judson for your sake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even her own brother was siding against her. Faith sank back into her seat, sullen and defeated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa,\u201d Solomon continued, \u201cas my sister said, the African operations were built by my father, almost at the cost of his own life. I cannot allow them to be handed over to Haskell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, you\u2019re saying,\u201d Larissa interjected, \u201cthat you agree to Grandpa Zoltan transferring ten percent of the Palmer Group\u2019s shares to Haskell?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This time, Faith, though still furious, remained silent. She needed that antidote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Solomon glanced at Zoltan. \u201cTen percent of the shares in exchange for my sister\u2019s life,\u201d he said. \u201cI have no problem with that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoltan didn\u2019t waste any words. \u201cSince there are no objections, it\u2019s settled. I will transfer ten percent of the Palmer Group\u2019s shares to Haskell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Grandpa,\u201d Haskell said, his expression calm, showing little sign of joy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To him, it was only a matter of time before he inherited the entire Palmer family fortune. Receiving these shares now was simply an advance on his own inheritance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa took out a small porcelain bottle and tipped a single pill into her palm. \u201cHere,\u201d she said to Faith. \u201cThis is the antidote.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faith snatched the pill and, without even a drink of water, swallowed it immediately. A bitter taste filled her mouth, but with it came a wave of overwhelming relief, the feeling of a survivor who had just escaped death.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing that Faith was cured, Finley looked at Larissa with hopeful eyes. \u201cLarissa, the antidote for me\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A look of amusement crossed Larissa\u2019s face. \u201cFinley, I said I would cure Faith. I never said anything about curing you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 516\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hope on Finley\u2019s face froze. \u201cLarissa\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI cured Faith in exchange for ten percent of the Palmer Group\u2019s shares for my fianc\u00e9,\u201d she said mockingly. \u201cWhat do I get for curing you? Your cheap, worthless gratitude? Or your next betrayal?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley\u2019s composure shattered. He clenched his fists, his voice hoarse and strained. \u201cLarissa, must you be so merciless?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the cascade of emotions on his face\u2013from hope to panic to rage\u2013Larissa continued, \u201cYou came here to testify for Faith. She must have promised you that she would get you the antidote as well. The fact that I\u2019m not giving it to you isn\u2019t my fault. It\u2019s Faith\u2019s. She\u2019s the one who failed to keep her promise. How can you say I\u2019m being merciless? Shouldn\u2019t you be accusing Faith and Solomon of breaking their word?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was right.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley turned to Solomon. \u201cYou promised me! You said that if I testified against my sister in front of Mr. Palmer, you would make sure she gave me the antidote too!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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