Chapter 786



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When Fanny heard what he said, her eyes reddened and tears almost fell.

She looked at Elder Mrs. Hunt. “Madam…”

A hesitant Elder Mrs. Hunt continued walking toward her residence. She said, “Humans are never content with what they have. When he was around, he not only wanted me to make concessions for the sake of the company, but even wanted me to enter into a political marriage. He expanded the company step by step until it became what it is today, all because he loved his grandmother, but you know what? Justin’s dream wasn’t to become a bossy president because he’s a romantic at heart. I’m the one who chained him here with my love for him? over the last couple of days, I’ve done a lot of thinking and realized that a lot of things I did were wrong. If I could do it all over again, I would want him to just be alive and happy….. What’s the point of expanding the company to make it so big and powerful if he’s no longer here?”

With a sigh, she walked out of Justin’s villa and slowly made her way to her own.

After entering the villa, he felt quite panicky and short of breath.

Fanny brought him the Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pills. After taking one, he stared at the pills. Finally, she sighed and said, “Never mind, I’ll pay back what I owe Justin to that woman instead!”.

After saying that and taking the medicine, the discomfort in Elder Mrs. Hunt’s chest eased and she felt much better. Only then did she lie down and go to sleep.

The next day, Elder Mrs. Hunt woke up with a start.

After opening her eyes, she looked up at Fanny and asked, “What time is it?”

Fanny looked at the time. “It’s only seven o’clock.”

“What time does the bag open?”

“Nine o’clock.”

Old Mrs. Hunt breathed a sigh of relief. She got out of bed and began to wash herself slowly. Thus, little by little, the time passed until nine o’clock struck. At nine o’clock, she glanced at Fanny, only to see her expression change greatly as she picked up the phone and glanced at it.

Elder Mrs. Hunt’s heart immediately sank. Sure enough, the next moment, Fanny said, “The price of gold yesterday was $45 per gram, but it’s down to $32 per gram…”

Elderly Mrs. Hunt frowned hugely.

Justin had acquired gold at almost $63 per gram. With this, it had become a 50% loss for them!

In other words, it was a loss of almost $40 million!

Elder Mrs. Hunt felt as if her heart was being squeezed. At that moment her phone rang. When she answered, she heard Mr. Livingstone’s voice.

“Mrs. Hunt, have you seen the price of gold? My friend has not lied to me. It is the end of the gold reserves, we have already suffered a $40 million loss! If this continues, we will actually incur a $50 million loss!”

Elder Mrs. Hunt took a deep breath and looked at Fanny. “What is Nora doing right now?”

Fanny replied weakly, “I just called Mr. Hunt’s villa. The butler said… said… said… that Miss Smith is still sleeping and that he has forbidden her to be awakened unless it is a matter of life and death.”

Elderly Mrs. Hunt: “…”

She felt that her heart condition had worsened further. She took a deep breath, but felt she could not expel that puff of air or force it down. It was stuck in her chest, making her feel terribly congested and uncomfortable.

After finishing Mr. Livingstone’s call, Elder Mrs. Hunt rose to her feet with Fanny’s help. She said, “Come on! Let’s wake her up.”

“To sell the gold?” Fanny asked.

“No, we’re not going to sell it anymore.” Elder Mrs. Hunt said firmly, “We will lose $40 million if we sell it now. Even if we wait a little longer, the most we’ll lose is $50 million. After all, it’s not like gold prices are going to fall to zero. Anyway, there’s no real difference between $40 million and $50 million, so let’s not make it a slap in the face.”

Fanny held the old woman’s arm and observed her hesitant look. “So we’re going to go because…?”

“I’m going to wake her up!”

Elder Mrs. Hunt tapped the floor with her cane. “Even if it’s all form and no function, she has to behave as she should! The matriarch of what family sleeps every day! Besides, how can anyone sleep twelve hours a day! Her health will eventually suffer if she stays in bed like that every day.”

Fanny nodded.

To be honest, she had wanted to bring it up for a long time: she had never seen anyone as lazy as Nora! Could she sleep more than twelve hours a day? She must be hiding in her room and sneaking around playing with her phone, right?

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The couple arrived at Justin’s villa.

Elderly Mrs. Hunt approached the door and knocked.

Nora was very grumpy after being woken up, but when she saw it was Elder Mrs. Hunt, she didn’t say anything.

Elder Mrs. Hunt stayed where she was and chastised her eagerly. “Can you open your eyes? It’s already nine o’clock, and you’re still sleeping? Do you know that gold prices have hit another new low!”

Nora yawned. “… Oh.”

Elderly Mrs. Hunt: “…”

She felt like she was about to have a heart attack!

How carefree was she?

Elder Mrs. Hunt took a deep breath. Only then did she speak again. “Nora, I’m really not trying to scold you, but can you stop being so lazy? I’ve never seen a woman as lazy as you. From now on, you will get up at eight o’clock… no, you must get up at six o’clock every morning and exercise!”

Nora: “?”

Exercise?

Just as she was somewhat puzzled, Elder Mrs. Hunt said, “Never mind, you must make sure you stay alive a while longer! I don’t have that many years left to keep Pete company, so you’ll have to keep him company for a few more years!”

Nora: “…”

She meant that she would be able to live a few more years if I gave her a few more hours of sleep.

If he slept only eight hours a day, he would end up dying before she did!

But as she watched Elder Lady Hunt’s chest heaving intensely, she slowly swallowed the words.

She must have been very angry with her the day before.

The old lady sure was a pain in the ass.

Nora let out a quiet sigh and very reluctantly replied, “All right, I guess.”

If she wanted her up at 6 am, then she would go to bed at 6 pm.

Just as that thought crossed her mind, a check appeared in front of her.

Nora looked at Elder Mrs. Hunt in confusion. “Is this it?”

“It’s a check for $50 million. If you don’t want to sell the gold, don’t. If the directors make things difficult for you at the meeting, then just make up the loss with this money.”

After speaking, Elder Mrs. Hunt turned and walked away. “Do I owe you something in my last life or what, why do I have to pay for your mistake? I really don’t know what kind of luck you had to be able to date Justin and even have three children with him…”

Hearing his babbling, Nora lowered her head.

Suddenly, her lips curved into a smile.

Truth be told, the old woman was quite nice.

She looked at the check in her hand. At first, she wanted to go after Elder Mrs. Hunt and return it to her, but after a moment’s thought, she decided against it, lest the old woman not only become angry with her, but also suspicious.

In any case, the price of gold would go up in another two days. Then she would show him the truth. Surely that would do the trick, wouldn’t it?

While she was thinking about it, the butler came to inform her of something. He said, “Miss Smith, Mrs. Smith just called to ask if you are awake.”

Mrs. Smith…?

Nora was slow to realize he meant Tanya, Joel’s wife.

Nora nodded. “Yes.” Half an hour later, Tanya arrived with a check, which she handed to him. She said, “Joel told me to pass this on to you. He also said, ‘Eighty million dollars? What’s the big deal? I’ll even take care of the principal and let Nora put the money on the table at the board meeting.’ The Smiths are not short of money at all.”

Nora: “?????”

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