Chapter 484
Alas, Charmine was the same daughter Joey had scolded and beaten when she was just a child. She hated this ‘adopted daughter’ of hers and even went as far as removing her from the family… 10
She even brought men to attack her villa! A surge of guilt and remorse overwhelmed her senses. She grabbed Adam’s arm again. “Oh, Adam, what can we do…? How are we supposed to face Charmine? Will she forgive us? I’m way too ashamed to see her!”
“Sigh… I’m thoroughly ashamed, too.” Adam sighed.
Joey, at least, had treated her.kindly when she first brought her home while everyone else fought against that decision, assuming that Joey and Adam did this to get more of the family shares. That caused quite a scene back then. Therefore, Adam did not like Charmine since young, and he had never treated her with kindness.
At that moment, Lily walked toward Adam. “Brother, Dad had said that no matter how ashamed both of you are, you must go and find Charmine.”
“Look what’s happening to us: We’re in such a mess, and we’re fifty billion in debt. We’re going bankrupt, yet there’s no way we can find this amount of money. Only Charmine could save us,” added Felix as he stood behind Lily.
Joey was livid when she heard that. “What rights do you have to say this? Back then when I picked up Charmine, all of you thought that I’m trying to get a bigger share of the family shares, and all of you want her dead! When have you never treated her with hostility throughout the past twenty-three years? When have you ever stopped condemning her and calling her names? Now that we’re in trouble, you want her to use her money to save us? How are you not ashamed?” “Isn’t Charmine the heiress of the family? It’s her duty to save the family!” Amelia walked over.
True, Amelia did not like Charmine, but she was the only person who could save the family. It was because of that that Amelia had to join in to persuade Charmine to come back and, at least, save the family first.
Adam scoffed, “This isn’t what you guys have said when she got hold of the family share. You’re all aware of how we treated her over the years! We looked down on her during our glorious days, and now that we’re in a mess, we want her to save us? I’m too ashamed to do so! If you’re not ashamed, you may go and find her yourself!” His voice was firm and furious. Since Senior Jordan was on their side, Amelia and her parents shivered under Adam’s words. Adam and Joey did not care what everyone else thought. Once they found out that Charmine was their actual daughter, all they wanted was to meet Charmine and make up for their mistake, wishing only for her forgiveness. Wanting her to come home and save the state of their family affairs? They were too ashamed to do so! 3 Amelia pouted as she sat on the chair furiously. “Then let it be! Let’s all live in the hospital and eat the hospital meal box forever! Let’s just live on like this forever!” “The Jordan family is so unlucky to have come across this. What’s so hard about keeping a
close eye on one’s own children? That one daughter had been swapped in and yet is unwilling to take responsibility for it…” Felix mumbled.
Adam was furious. He slammed his palms against the table as he shot up. “Say it again! Who’s unwilling to take responsibility?!”
“What I’m saying… What I’m saying is that…” Felix hid behind Lily hastily, and he continued with his head stuck out from behind, “No matter if it was an actual or adopted daughter, they’re both your daughters, especially that Tiffany. You both raised her! Of course you have to take on full responsibility for what happened!”
“This isn’t what you said when you received gifts worth tens of thousands bucks from Tiffany!” Joey refuted angrily. The scene was unfolding into yet another fight. Suddenly…
“Enough!”
An old and hoarse voice snapped. Senior Jordan anchored his walker cane heavily onto the floor. “A bunch of useless trash. Stop messing around! Adam, go and apologize to Charmine right away. No matter what, you must
gain her forgiveness. As for saving the Jordan family, just ask if she’s willing to. If she’s willing to, the entire Jordan family will belong to her. If she’s unwilling to, don’t force it… Just as long as she’s willing to come home for a meal with us.”
Senior Jordan did not wish for anything else—he merely wanted to hear her call him Grandpa again. All these years, she had been calling him Grandpa as the adopted daughter. Senior Jordan wanted to hear it coming from the family’s actual heiress.
However, Amelia jumped up instantly to object, “No way! The entire Jordan family cannot belong to her!”
