Chapter 249

Chapter 249

"Why are you doing this? Everyone in the family already knows you're the next heir. What's there left to fight for? The way you're treating your grandfather. What will people think when they see this?"

"Shut up! What right do you have to boss Michael around? You're not fit to be a husband, and you're not fit to be a father. I won't let you criticize Michael."

Looking at Patrick, Evelyn shot back directly.

Patrick was about to argue back, but Michael silenced him with just a look.

"I'll say it again. Some things need to come to an end, Grandpa. I don't want to do anything to you, and I don't want to hurt the family. I just want to protect the people I care about. You're old now; it's time to step back. I promise you I won't let the family decline. In fact, I'll only make the company better and better."

Of course, if Victor didn't hand everything over today and transfer the shares, then Michael would choose to expose everything about the hospital.

Probably no one would expect that the hospital was actually founded by Victor himself.

And how ironic that Victor, who hated mistresses all his life, had so many illegitimate children?

Victor was just a pitiful man back in the day. If he hadn't married a daughter from a wealthy family, he probably would never have had a chance to rise up in his entire life.

As a legitimate son, Victor was suppressed ruthlessly by those illegitimate children back then, and he almost got killed.

Victor was also an extremely vicious person. Back then, he acted like a lapdog to marry that woman, but after getting everything, he betrayed that wealthy woman.

How ironic that wealthy woman never even had a chance to have children from beginning to end.

Later, that woman not only lost everything, but her family's business was also swallowed up by Victor.

Although these things happened many years ago, they weren't hard to investigate.

With enough effort, you could still find some traces.

Victor never expected that Michael had even dug up these things.

He did hate those people, but he never thought that years later he would become the same kind of person.

Struggling in this pain, with no other choice, he created that hospital.

Now it was clear. There was no way out.

Victor called a lawyer on the spot, and in less than an hour, everything was transferred.

When Evelyn saw the signature on the share transfer agreement, she couldn't control herself anymore and burst into tears.

Her whole life, she had suffered for these shares, enduring so many years of being forced by Victor to do countless terrible things, both openly and secretly.

Now it was finally over.

Evelyn cried tears of joy, crying and then laughing out loud.

"You don't deserve a good life at all. I want to divorce you. I want to find my own love, too. Why should I be trapped here by you people for my whole life? I want to leave too. I want to go."

The drama came to an end.

Michael won big.

Sophia and Olivia, who had watched everything from start to finish, had very mixed feelings.

It seemed like Michael won this battle, but he also didn't really win.

After all, he got everything, but he also lost a lot. From now on, Michael could never have a good relationship with his family again.

They felt somehow sorry for him.

But then thinking about their own families, it didn't seem like such a big deal anymore.

There are just many people and many things in this world that are destined to have a connection but no real bond.

Some people can be family, but emotionally, there's a barrier, and there's really nothing to say about it.

Back home.

Olivia hugged Sophia, her body trembling.

"Wealthy families are just too hard. And there are so many things happening far away that we can't even understand. Michael is amazing. When he loves you now, he'll naturally protect you from wind and rain. But what about the future?"

"Alright, honey. I know you care about me a lot and worry about my future, but don't you think we should enjoy the present? I don't know if we'll always love each other in the future, or if we'll become like them, but I believe we're in love right now."

You can't give up the present because you're afraid of the future.

At least, Sophia felt she loved Michael now.

She was willing to give everything for Michael, even her life.

Besides, so what if they eventually split up? Having had it once is already beautiful. Why worry about what happens later?

Anyway, let's deal with the future when it comes.

Morning.

As soon as Sophia left the house, she saw Michael waiting at the door with a bouquet of roses.

"What's this?"

"Honey, I told you. Let's get married. But now that things have turned out this way, I'm afraid we can't have a big wedding. And even if we did, no one would truly bless us, so..."

"Are you sure you want to marry me?"

"Of course. Ever since I met you, I realized how much a man can give for a woman. I've ended my playboy life, and I look forward to spending the future with you. From now on, no matter what happens, I'll stand firmly by your side and won't let you suffer."

Time to get married.

Sophia burst into tears of joy and threw herself into Michael's arms. "Yes, I do."

An hour later.

Looking at the marriage certificate in her hand, Sophia still felt it wasn't real, like she was dreaming.

Michael hugged Sophia and kissed her. "Alright, stop overthinking. You're my wife now. From now on, you don't need to pay attention to anyone else, because I'm the only one in your life. You're not allowed to pay attention to others, understand?"

Sophia smiled, stood on her tiptoes, and planted a kiss on Michael's lips.

Since they'd already gotten the marriage certificate, they should of course go home to visit. On the way back, Sophia seemed especially nervous.

Michael was all smiles. "Don't worry, I've already handled things at home. I guarantee no one will give you any trouble. Of course, if someone says something unpleasant, you can just shut them down directly. Don't worry about it."

Originally, in Michael's plan, after getting married, they could go on their honeymoon without having to deal with anyone.

But there was no choice, having just taken over the company, there were too many things to handle. They could only postpone the honeymoon. As for going home, that was Evelyn's request.

Because this was the only way to show that Sophia was accepted by the family.

Soon, the car stopped at the door. Michael held Sophia's hand and walked into the living room, and suddenly the atmosphere became strange.

The lively atmosphere from just moments ago suddenly went quiet.

Instead, it was Evelyn who took the initiative to come over. "You're back. Look, the family has prepared so much food you love."