Chapter 500 Chapter 500: I Won’t Go
‘Home? Which home? The Hans’ Residence or our previous marital house?’ Cristofer thought when hearing Eva’s words.
“Mrs. Hans is afraid that Victor will hurt Old Mr. Hans and the children, so she has been staying in Room 1231 of the Grand Hotel of Hadale City these days and has never taken him to see them,” Eva told him.
“Is Victor also staying there?” Cristofer asked.
“No, no, no. Mrs. Hans asked me to rent an apartment near the company for Victor. He lives there,” Eva explained quickly, “Mr. Hans, how about I go through the discharge formalities now?”
“I don’t want to go back home.”
Hearing this, Eva blinked and asked in confusion, “Where are you going if you don’t go home? You won’t stay in the hospital all the time, will you?”
Cristofer didn’t answer her.
In the afternoon, Eva got the answer. After Cristofer was discharged from the hospital, Vincent drove him to the police station. Sitting in the passenger seat, Eva was still confused. “Mr. Hans, are you here to investigate or sue Victor?”
The car stopped. With Vincent’s help, Cristofer sat in his wheelchair and said, “I’m here to turn myself in.”
“What?!” Eva was stunned. “I need some time to myself. Don’t come to visit me,” Cristofer commanded.
Six months later.
In the CEO’s office of Hans International Corporation, Estelle focused on reading the reports and documents on the computer screen while rubbing her temples wearily.
At this time, Eva came in and served her a glass of warm milk. “Mrs. Hans, have a rest.”
“Is he still unwilling to see me?” Estelle asked.
“He refuses to see anyone,” Eva said helplessly, “Vincent and I have gone to visit Mr. Hans many times, but he just refused to see us.”
When Estelle heard this, her headache became more severe.
“It has been half a year. And you overwork every day,” Eva said with a worried look.
Helplessly, Estelle said, “I can’t let Victor have any chance to occupy the company. Since Cristofer is not here, I must help him guard the company. But my ability is limited. I’m competent for the job in the design department. As for the jobs in other departments, Vincent and Justin will have to...”
Before she could finish her words, the door of the office was pushed open with a bang. Both Estelle and Eva were startled. And then they saw Rebecca standing at the door with a pale face.
“Estelle...” Rebecca said with a pale face.
“What’s wrong? Why do you look so pale?” Estelle asked.
“Something... Something happened...” Seeing her like this, Estelle realized that something bad had happened, so she tipped a wink at Eva. Taking the hint, Eva immediately closed the office door.
“Rebecca, did Justin ask you to come here? Did anything happen to Cristofer? I’ll go to the prison right now,” Estelle said wearily.
“No, Estelle. It’s not Cristofer... It’s Grandpa Gary,” Rebecca said with tears in her eyes, “Grandpa Gary knew that Cristofer’s twin brother was still alive, and he was too excited and fainted at once. The doctor said that Grandpa Gary is not in a good condition now and asked me to inform you to see him as soon as possible...”
“What?!” Estelle gave a stagger, feeling faint. Fortunately, Rebecca was beside her and took her arm to help her stand steadily in time.
“Estelle, Grandpa Gary wants to see Victor. He said that he must see Victor today. But I’m worried that if Victor goes to see Grandpa Gary, he will say something to make Grandpa Gary angry. Grandpa Gary is almost at his last breath... If he is irritated by Victor, I’m afraid... Alas...”
Forcing herself to calm down, Estelle thought for a while and gritted her teeth, “Let’s split up. Rebecca, contact Justin and ask him to go to the villa with some bodyguards. If Victor dares to talk nonsense in front of Grandpa Gary, ask the bodyguards to stop him immediately and take him away from Grandpa Gary.”
“Okay!”
“Eva, head to the prison right now and find a way to let Cristofer know about Grandpa Gary’s condition. Grandpa Gary means a lot to him as his only elder. Missing their final meeting would be a lifelong regret.”
Eva nodded seriously and replied, “Alright, I’ll do that immediately. What about you, Mrs. Hans?”
Estelle bit her lip and said, “I’ll try to persuade Victor to visit Grandpa Gary.”
Meanwhile, Victor was lounging in the office’s lounge area, feet up on the tea table. Upon hearing Estelle’s words, he casually stated, “I won’t go.”
Estelle furrowed her brow and asked, “But you’ve always wanted to see Grandpa Gary before. Now you have the chance. Why the change of heart?”
Victor nonchalantly responded, “I’ve had a change of plans.”
Estelle pressed, “I’ll ask again. Will you visit him or not?”
Victor sneered, “Are you trying to threaten me? Estelle, watch your tone, or even if I do go, I’ll probably upset him.”
Estelle was momentarily at a loss for words. Realizing it wasn’t the time to argue, she took a few deep breaths to calm herself and asked, “Tell me, what do I need to do to make you agree to visit Grandpa Gary?”
Victor, who had been waiting for this question, didn’t hesitate to “Transfer fifty percent of the company’s shares to me.”
“No way. I can offer you a maximum of forty-nine percent of the shares. I need to maintain control of the company.”
“Okay, it’s a deal.”
“You agreed?”
“Yes. Since you’re willing to give me those shares, I’ll gladly accept them. Forty-nine percent is sufficient for my needs. With those shares, I can make things difficult for Cristofer once he’s out of prison in the future.”
Hearing this, Estelle sneered sarcastically and said, “You’re quite a forward-thinker.”
“I just want to protect myself. Let’s go, Miss Hudson. Time waits for no one,” Victor said cheerfully as he got up.
By the time Estelle arrived at her previous marital house with Victor, Rebecca and Justin had been there for a while. Seeing her coming, Rebecca hurriedly walked over and said, “Go into the room quickly. Grandpa Gary is in a bad condition.”
Estelle nodded and looked around. “Haven’t Eva and Cristofer come yet?”
“No. I don’t know if Eva has managed to tell Cristofer the news. Even if Cristofer has got the news, it will take time for him to go through the relevant formalities before he leaves the prison. It’s hard to say if he can come back in time...”
At this time, Justin also came over, and he comforted Estelle, “Don’t worry. I’ve arranged everything well. If Victor dares to say anything inappropriate, I’ll immediately mute him. I’ll wait for Cristofer with Rebecca here. You may go inside to see Grandpa Gary now.”
With a hint of anxiety in her eyes, Estelle looked in the direction of the yard. Only Justin’s car and an ambulance were parked in the yard, and Cristofer hadn’t come back.