Chapter 22 Iâm Not Interested in The Kane Familyâs Assets
Beulah had always been submissive and dared not even breathe too loudly before Old Mrs. Kane. But today, she had made such a request to Old Mrs. Kane on Meredithâs behalf. It made Myra feel uneasy again.
âReally?â Old Mrs. Kane asked skeptically. She didnât look at Meredith as disdainfully as before. She didnât expect this country bumpkin from the sticks to be so clever and score full marks.
It must be the Kane familyâs good genes! A genius grandchild is the best proof of our excellent genes.
âMr. Langley personally announced the results, and the entire Quantum Academy knows about it. Iâve decided to hold a banquet tomorrow! Iâll invite the entire school and inform the reporters as well!â Tom said excitedly.
When Old Mrs. Kane heard that Tom wanted to hold a banquet and invite the entire school, she felt a pang of despair. âHow much will that cost?!â
The Kane family seemed to be in good financial standing on the surface. However, their financial situation was far from perfect in reality.
Hosting a small banquet would be more realistic. Still, Tom wanted to invite the entire Quantum Academy, which consisted of thousands of people. Moreover, they couldnât just serve ordinary home- cooked dishes to guests from an academy of Quantumâs level.
Old Mrs. Kane roughly calculated the expenses and almost blacked out.
âWe have to do it no matter how much it costs! This is the best opportunity to prove the Kane family is financially stable and cultured!â Tom said passionately. âI believe that after this grand feast, the Kane family can successfully become one of Northerndaleâs top families. Then, weâll naturally get more business. partners who want to work with us!â
He had already figured it out. He could mortgage the villa and borrow money from the bank to hold a grand banquet if they didnât have enough money. He could also invite countless reporters to cover the
event.
After advertising Kane Groupâs business, the Kane family would become more famous, and they could just wait for business partners to come knocking on their door. Then, they could earn the cost back in less than half a year and reclaim the house from the bank.
Old Mrs. Kane had spent the first half of her life working in the countryside. After the Kane family became wealthy, all she did was flaunt and boast about her familyâs wealth all day. She didnât know anything about running a company.
As she listened to Tom speak confidently, it seemed like they could immediately make a fortune. Since it was for the sake of the Kane familyâs reputation, she was convinced.
âSince thatâs the case, letâs do as you said.â Old Mrs. Kane nodded. She looked at Meredith. âYou can have Jamesâ study room on one condition. You must change your last name back to Kane.
Old Mrs. Kane was scheming silently. All the glory of tomorrowâs banquet would only belong to the Kane family if Meredith changed her last name back to Kane instead of just being the Kane familyâs adopted daughter.
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response.
As Myra listened to them discuss how to organize a grand banquet for Meredith, she secretly felt that her position in the Kane family was in imminent danger. Morcover, Meredithâs question immediately made the alarm bells in Myraâs heart go off. This country bumpkin really wants to reclaim her position as the Kane familyâs biological daughter!
Myra couldnât bear the thought of going to that dilapidated house in the countryside. She would never set foot in such a slum again! She quietly snuck out to make a call while everyone was distracted.
Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Kane was taken aback by Meredithâs question in the living room.
âHavenât I told you about this before? The Hale family has taken a fancy to Myra. You canât be publicly acknowledged as the Kane familyâs biological daughter!â Tom said, clearly annoyed.
The marriage of convenience between the two families was so that the Kane family could maintain a business relationship with the Hale family. The Kane family had orchestrated the arranged marriage for Myra, and Julian had coincidentally fallen in love with her.
If Meredith was revealed as the Kane familyâs true biological daughter, the Hale family would never accept a country bumpkin who had grown up in the sticks as their daughterâinâlaw, Then, if Julian still insisted on marrying Myra, it would have nothing to do with the Kane family.
Therefore, Meredithâs identity couldnât be disclosed before Kane Groupâs business flourished!
âWell, itâs unnecessary for me to change my last name then. Regardless of my last name, Iâm still the Kane familyâs adopted daughter, right?â Meredith said calmly.
This old lady wants prestige for the Kane family but isnât willing to take risks. How devious of her.
Tom and Old Mrs. Kane were briefly rendered speechless by Meredith.
They would be put at a disadvantage if they publicly acknowledged Meredith as their biological daughter. Hence, they were determined not to reveal this secret for the Kane familyâs interests.
âThatâs not true. No matter your last name, youâre still my precious daughter⦠Beulah tugged at Meredithâs clothes and whispered to her.
Meredith turned to look at Beulah. Her mother was the only person in the entire Kane family who cared for her. She hadnât experienced a motherâs love for over a decade and didnât know how to respond. She simply nodded faintly.
Without waiting for Old Mrs. Kaneâs approval, Beulah boldly redecorated and rearranged Jamesâ study room on the third floor for Meredith.
When James returned home, he found that Meredith had taken over his study room. He angrily pushed. away the cushions in Beulahâs hands.
âNo way! This is my study room. I donât want the country bumpkin to use this room!â he shouted. He turned to Old Mrs. Kane as he threw a tantrum. Grandma, how can you give her my study room?! This country bumpkin immediately tried to take my study room from me after coming here. Sheâll try to take over the Kane familyâs assets from me someday! I wonât let her have it!â
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Although Old Mrs. Kane cared about the Kane familyâs reputation, she favored the men in the family over women! She only wanted the Kane men to inherit the familyâs assets. It couldnât possibly end up in the hands of the women!
Meredith took over Jamesâ study after coming here. Will she also try to take over the Kane familyâs assets in the future?! Old Mrs. Kaneâs expression immediately changed, and she looked at Meredith warily.
Meredith was dumbstruck. âAre the Kane familyâs assets worth at least a billion?â she asked indifferently, but it sounded strangely insulting.
One billion?!
Even truly affluent families might not possess that many assets, let alone the Kane family, who were merely wellâoff.
âWhat do you mean?!â Old Mrs. Kaneâs expression darkened. The Kane familyâs assets are only worth tens of millions, but itâs more than this country bumpkin could ever earn in her life!
âYou country bumpkin. Do you even know how many zeros are in a billion? Youâre so greedy! Are you really here to seize the family fortune from me? Grandma, get rid of her at once!â James bellowed stubbornly at Old Mrs. Kane.
Meredith was dumbfounded.
Beulah sensed something was amiss and feared that Old Mrs. Kane would again favor James and refuse to let Meredith use the room, so she quickly intervened.
âJay, who told you that Merry wants to take the family fortune from you?â She crouched down and asked. James.
James was only seven years old. As mischievous and naughty as he was, he couldnât have come up with such thoughts on his own. Sure enough, James started stuttering. âNo⦠No one told me anything! Iâm not a fool.â
Meredith glanced at him. His clumsy denial had unintentionally revealed the truth. Only one person in the family could have manipulated her foolish little brother.
âIâm not interested in the Kane familyâs meager assets. Donât botherme unless itâs important.â After that. she slammed the door shut with a bang.
Old Mrs. Kaneâs expression grew even darker.
If not for the Kane familyâs reputation and the banquet weâre preparing for tomorrow, I wouldnât allow this unruly girl to stay on the third floor! When she comes of age, Iâll sell her off and use the money to pay for the Kane familyâs living expenses!