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Chapter 421: 418: The person she wants to protect, I will also protect
Chapter 421: 418: The person she wants to protect, I will also protect
Chapter 421: Chapter 418: The person she wants to protect, I will also protect
At the Jenkins family’s estate, gardeners were trimming the branches outside while security guards stood at the entrance, their sharp eyes observing the pedestrians passing by.
Ever since the police had visited the Jenkins family, their security system had been on high alert.
In the luxurious and magnificent hall of the Jenkins’ mansion, Mr. Jenkins sat in the center, his face turning blue with anger.
Michael Gallagher, sitting in front of him, had a deep gaze, seemingly ignoring his grandfather’s anger.
“Michael, what do you plan to do about you and Molly Walker?” Mr. Jenkins, thinking about what the police had said, was trembling with anger.
Today, the police came to tell him that Molly had called the cops and arrested a bunch of people, including the ringleader. The police quickly obtained his information from them.
Considering his age and reputation, the police had come to him in private, suggesting that it would be best to settle the matter privately with the victims, otherwise it would become a criminal case.
Private settlement? He had hired people to kidnap and threaten others; if it were that easy to settle it privately, Molly wouldn’t have called the police in the first place.
It was obvious that she wanted to stand up against him till the end.
Thinking that all of this was Molly’s doing, Mr. Jenkins, although angry, endured his rage and called Michael over.
“I don’t have any plans.” Michael looked at the angry Mr. Jenkins and narrowed his eyes, “What did you mean last time when you said I should hurry up with my marriage to Molly?”
His grandfather was no fool, and there must be some reason for his sudden change of mind.
Mr. Jenkins didn’t intend to hide it from him, asking meaningfully, “Didn’t she tell you?”
Michael looked up, his eyebrows and eyes like stars, and his pupils deep.
“Stephen Crane designated her as his sole heir to his property.” The thought of this made Mr. Jenkins’ heart tremble.
Stephen Crane’s assets were so vast that it made him envious and jealous.
Had it been him, he would have sired several children of his own to inherit the fortune. Only a stupid person would leave a lifetime’s worth of property to an unrelated youngster he had barely met.
But Stephen Crane did just that.
It goes without saying that many people coveted his assets; even just being his heir was a huge piece of fat meat.
Molly’s identity as Stephen Crane’s heir had not yet been exposed. If it were revealed, wealthy people all over the world would be rushing to establish connections with her.
Especially those who had single sons and daughters, they would swarm her like bees.
Before, he thought Molly, being Daniel Thompson’s biological daughter but not favored and distant from him, was not a suitable match for his grandson.
But over time, her value had risen higher and higher until she became Stephen Crane’s heir.
It would be foolish not to want someone like her now.
“You may call me selfish or realistic, but she’s finally worthy of you now. If you want to get married, do it sooner rather than later. Otherwise, once her identity as Stephen Crane’s heir becomes public, it may cause issues with your remarriage.”
This time, the incident with Jerry made him have a bad feeling. Molly did not care for him and his opinion any longer, meaning she didn’t care about the Jenkins family either.
Seeing his grandfather’s sudden change of tone, Michael gave him a cold glance, “She will not marry into the Jenkins family.”
“Whether it’s the Jenkins family or not, as long as she marries you, she’ll still be my granddaughter-in-law. If she doesn’t want to marry into our family, you won’t marry her?”
He knew his grandson well; he was madly in love with Molly. He had given up on the idea of finding someone else to be his granddaughter-in-law, and there was no one more suitable than Molly now.
Her background and abilities made her the ideal wife for Michael.
“If she doesn’t want to get married, I won’t marry her.”
Michael’s expression remained unchanged, his eyes dark.
“…” Mr. Jenkins didn’t expect him to say he wouldn’t marry her, and he asked in surprise, “Are you not afraid she’ll marry someone else?”
“I am.” Michael lowered his eyes, the hidden restraint barely noticeable, “But I respect her.”
It was because of him that their baby had been in danger.
Although he had known that the baby couldn’t be saved, and that in a two-choice situation the baby wouldn’t have been saved either, seeing the haggard Molly filled him with self-blame and made him wish he were the one lying in the bed instead.
He didn’t care about deception or deals.
As long as she was happy, he supported any decision she made.
Facing Mr. Jenkins’ indescribable expression, he said coldly, “If she likes the Jenkins family, I will be loyal to it. If she doesn’t, I’m sorry, but please pretend I don’t exist.”
He saw through his grandfather’s true colors.
When Molly had no value, he didn’t approve of their relationship. Now that she had value, he was pushing for their marriage fervently.
Seeing the state of the Jenkins family, he wouldn’t be surprised if Molly disliked it, but he no longer liked it either.
He wouldn’t force her to do anything again, nor would he allow others to force her.
Hearing his words, Mr. Jenkins trembled with anger.
“I’ve already agreed to your remarriage, what else do you want me to do? Have an old man who’s about to die kneel down and apologize to her?”
“You don’t need to apologize to her, but Jerry Jenkins must apologize to Zoey Lambert.”
Mr. Jenkins’s lips trembled slightly, and his eyes instantly dodged, “Jerry is your brother…”
“I don’t have such a brother.” Michael spoke mercilessly, “If you really want Molly to marry me, don’t save Jerry anymore. Her family is important to her. In the future, whoever she wants to protect, I will protect too.”
Michael gave him a cold glance, “Jerry’s detention is now a fact. If you interfere with her and her friends again, I wouldn’t mind letting Jerry stay in prison for a longer time.”
“You…” Mr. Jenkins, gasping for breath and covering his chest, went from green to white.
Watching his grandson leave, Mr. Jenkins closed his eyes, feeling a sudden wave of powerlessness.
Recently, he had been sympathizing with Stephen Crane for not having any descendants. But now it seemed that his own descendants were as good as having none at all.
Before, one son was a fool, and the other was an outsider. Now, one was in prison, and the other had become his enemy.
Closing his eyes, Mr. Jenkins made a decision.
After leaving the Jenkins’ residence, Michael headed toward the Leaford family’s villa.
Ever since he confessed his feelings to her, he had been wanting to see her every day.
Before, he only thought about her every day, but now his longing was raging uncontrollably.
Inside the Leaford family’s villa, Molly listened to Jeremy Norman’s words, her emotions a mixture of complex feelings.
She had considered that the Jenkins family would want to rejoin the organization, but she had never imagined that the person from the Jenkins family would be Michael.
“Molly, will Michael’s decision affect you?” Jeremy hesitated, “I remember the people in that organization seem to be protective of you. Is their leader your friend?”
Jeremy couldn’t directly ask her about her status within the organization, so he changed his approach.
If Michael were to become the leader of the organization, those who had protected Molly would undoubtedly be replaced.
Molly’s thoughts were in disarray. She had never thought that she and Michael would become adversaries.
If it were the her from a few years ago, she might have let go.
However, the “W” organization was no longer the same as before.
It now held her friends, her efforts, her dreams, and her pursuits.
If she let go of the organization, it would mean letting go of these friends.
The faces of No. 4, No. 6, and the other people flashed through her mind one by one.
Was she supposed to give up on all these people too?