A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Chapter 101 The Little Girl From the Orphanage

In a suburban villa.

Reina had already been in the emergency room in the basement for more than an hour. before the doorfinally opened.

One of the two doctors walked out and took off his mask. He said in a low voice, “She is temporarily outof danger. Mrs. Garcia is not in good condition. You need to be mentally prepared.”

Darlene immediately stood up and looked behind him. “Can’t she come out now?”

The doctor answered, “Wait until the anesthetic wears off. Let’s wait for about half an

hour.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a servant came down. He approached Gustave and said in a low voice,“Mr. Walpole, your father is here. He has something to tell you.”

Darlene turned around and guessed that she had caused trouble for him. It was almost midnight.Gustave’s father shouldn’t be here at this time.

Gustave’s expression was casual. “It’s fine. I’ll go for a while. You wait here.”

Darlene did not say much and only nodded.

Gustave left the basement. When he arrived in the living room, Cassius Walpole, Gustave’s father, wasalready sitting on the sofa. His expression was not good.

Gustave walked over and sat down on the sofa opposite him. He called out lightly, “Dad.”

Cassius was obviously suppressing his emotions. He looked upstairs and said, “You brought your motherhere? Why haven’t you slept so late?”

They did not talk much. They occasionally spoke a few words, and the atmosphere was very awkward.

Gustave was a little perfunctory. “Yes, I still have some things to do.”

The servant brought the tea over. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, she put down the tea andleft immediately.

Cassius looked around again as if he was looking for something. “You had guests?”

He obviously knew, and Gustave did not hide it. “Mr. Gallard and Mr. Connor came not long ago. Theysaid that Mr. Gallard’s wife was missing and they were here to look for

her.”

Cassius said meaningfully, “Mrs. Gallard… They have been married for a long time. Now that she isgone, of course, they’ll look for her.”

As he spoke, he changed the topic, “Gustave, you’re never a busybody. This is the first time the policehave come to your house, right?”

An impatient look finally appeared on Gustave’s face. “Dad, if you have anything to say

to me, you can say it directly. Don’t beat around the bush.”

Cassius laughed, “Did I? I heard that you took Mr. Gallard’s wife home once before.

There was no evidence, so I won’t say much.”

He paused for a moment and continued, “But this time, you reported to Mr. Hayden that

Avery came. Mr. Gallard called you to apologize and said that he would give you 1.7. million dollars ascompensation. You asked for 17 million dollars. Is that true?”

Gustave took a sip of tea. “Mr. Gallard wants to shut me up with the money. This is his

sincerity. I will respectfully accept it.”

Cassius could no longer suppress his anger, and he said coldly, “Enough. What do you

want to do?

“You are not short of 17 million dollars. Or are you going to give it to that woman? Right

now, it is a critical moment for the Walpole Group and the Gallard Group to negotiate

cooperation. The contract is about to be completed.

“If you make such a fuss and the contract is ruined, the Walpole Group will

conservatively lose more than 170 million dollars as Jorden estimated. When did you become sostupid?”

Gustave tightened his grip on the teacup in his hand, his voice still calm. “If the Walpole Group loses 170million dollars, the Gallard Group’s losses will not be lower than this,

so the contract may not be terminated.”

Cassius‘ face darkened. He grabbed the cup on the table and smashed it with a bang.

“This is your plan? Let the Walpole Group and the Gallard Group suffer heavy losses? When the shareprice falls, you just let the other companies that covet our company get what they want while laughing atus?

“I will hand over the entire Walpole Group to you. There are so many executives and shareholders in theWalpole Group who have high hopes for you. You have disappointed

me!”

The teacup smashed on the table. The tea and porcelain pieces were everywhere. Some small pieces hitGustave’s face and scratched his face. Blood instantly appeared on his

face.

Gustave looked tense and he did not speak.

Cassius stood up, his face full of anger. “You are so naive!

“How much effort did I put into the Walpole Group so that it can prosper like today? Your grandfather andI worked so hard!

“When you were young, I neglected you and your mother because of the company, working day andnight. Until now, you still hate me because of your mother. But do you think I want to? Do you think it isso easy to sustain a great company?”

He pointed at Gustave, his palms trembling. “Like what you did? Huh? Treat the Walpole family’sbusiness as a toy, and use it to vent your anger. If you lose 170 million. dollars, he will also lose 170million dollars. Huh?

“What a joke. You’re a joke. When did you become so naive and stupid?”

Gustave’s face turned cold. “Dad, you are not allowed to talk about what happened in the past or Mom. Iknow what I’m doing. I won’t let anything bad happen to the Walpole

Group.”

Cassius sneered and slapped the sofa twice. “Okay, I am not allowed to mention it. You are. I am aheartless husband and father. You are a filial son, right?

“I won’t say much to you. Don’t blame me for not reminding you. If we fall out with the Gallard Group andthe contract is ruined, I won’t explain everything. The Walpole Group’s board of directors andshareholders will never tolerate such a selfish president. like you.”

Darnell came out from behind and was about to come over to talk to Gustave when he

noticed Cassius‘ expression and immediately retreated.

Cassius said angrily, “You’d better think it through as soon as possible and return the money to Mr.Gallard. He is already so old. He has shown his sincerity as he apologized to you in person.

“As for Mr. Hayden, you should also take back your so–called evidence as soon as possible.”

Because of his anger, Cassius did not want to stay any longer and directly walked out.

When he reached the entrance, he remembered something and stopped. He turned around and said,“There is something else I want to tell you. The little girl from the orphanage has been found.

“I will give you the information later. You can look for it yourself. It’s been so long. Don’t be like a childand take it seriously.”

The more he spoke, the angrier he felt. “I don’t know how you met Mrs. Gallard. You only knew eachother for a short period of time. Don’t think too much about it. As for the little girl from the orphanage, it’sthe same. It’s been so many years. Don’t

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Gustave walked over and interrupted him, “Where is she?”