Joanna and Timothy followed him out.


    Before leaving, Timothy gave Natalie a dark, menacing look.


    “Natalie, take what''s yours, but don''t you dare get greedy for what isn''t.”


    Natalie smiled and retorted, “Mr. Griffith, I''ll say the same to you. What''s yours is yours, but don''t covet what isn''t. You''ll want to be able to sleep at night without having nightmares!"


    "You...!"


    Timothy red at her for a moment, then flung his arm and left.


    He had no idea where this Natalie got the nerve to demand everything that belonged to the Griffith family.


    As soon as they were gone, Madam Griffith sank onto the sofa, looking distressed.


    She suddenly remembered that the terms of the agreement weren''t supposed to take effect so quickly.


    All the assets had fallen into Natalie''s hands in an instant because her dear boy had arranged it behind the scenes.


    "Grandma." Natalie looked at Madam Griffith with concern. She seemed to have aged years in a matter of moments, her once straight back now slumped.


    "Natalie, Queena, that brat who came today..."


    "Grandma, I know," Natalie quickly cut her off, afraid the walls had ears.


    Madam Griffith let out a sigh of relief when she heard Natalie say she knew.


    It all made sense now. The boy who, on the day of the car crash, was begging for Natalie''s forgiveness, had suddenly changed into a different person who wanted to marry that crazy woman, Joanna.


    Madam Griffith''s eyes filled with tears.


    She couldn''t believe that a single car ident had led to her dear boy being reced.


    Although Queena hadn''t asked what was going on, she had listened long enough to piece things together.


    No wonder!


    She had thought she was losing her touch, but this was the real reason.


    "Grandma, don''t worry. I''ll do a reading for Sebastian."


    Upon hearing this, Madam Griffith nodded quickly. "Queena, I know what you can do. Please, check on him."


    Her voice dropped to a whisper. "I don''t know if that boy Sean is even still alive."


    Queena said, “Grandma, don''t worry. For now, things should be okay."


    Madam Griffith finally rxed a little.


    Sean was the closest friend


    ??????


    Sebastian had having grown alongside him. If something happened to him, Sebastian would


    be devastated for the rest of his life.


    Sean had been there for him through countless difficult nights.


    Sean had to be okay, too. She had always thought of him as another grandson.


    ***


    Outside the estate, the three of them stood by the gate.


    Timothy walked over to Joanna, his face contorted with rage.


    "Joanna, this is all your fault. You useless, meddling bitch! Were you that desperate?"


    "You knew about the agreement, yet you still pushed Maxwell to get a divorce?”


    Then, Timothy pped Joanna across the face.


    The sharp crack of the p echoed, and Joanna''s eyes zed with fury. She red at Timothy. "I knew an agreement existed, but I didn''t know if it was real or not! thought it was fake Sebastian is the eldest son and rightful heir of the Griffith family. Everything should have gone to him. I never expected things to happen so fast! Why are you ming me? You knew about the agreement too!"


    "What right do you have to hit me? Are you ming a woman for your own ipetence?"


    Joanna burst into tears. They were treating her so unfairly.


    Every time something went wrong, it was her fault.


    But Joanna didn''t know that something even worse was waiting for her.


    Maxwell Griffith''s face was grim. He pursed his lips. He carried himself


    with the same powerful auselfe


    Sebastian


    He roared in frustration, "Shut up! Both of you, just shut up!"


    His shout startled both Timothy and Joanna.