Anastasia shot a look at that woman, whose heart instantly clenched upon her gaze. The woman
hurriedly corrected herself with a smile. “Mrs. Presgrave, please enlighten us.”
“I trust that everyone has heard of a matter that just happened within the past few days. Dare I say, it
was quite a despicable thing to do. Liam and Lorelai Presgrave have stolen from the hospital and
attempted to bear a child with my husband‘s genes by quietly giving birth in another country. After our
investigation, Liam will be facing imprisonment of at least ten years while Lorelai will be facing
imprisonment of three years. From now on, Liam Presgrave‘s branch of the family will no longer be part
of the Presgraves while terminating them from any relations with our family.”
At that moment, there was an outburst in the room and everyone continued to put on an act of
indignance.
“That was such a despicable thing to do. How dare they do that! This is outrageous!”
“That‘s right. Lorelai used to be such a promising young one and she obtained such high qualifications
too. I can‘t believe that she‘s actually an ugly and despicable person within. They tried to break up your
family, Mrs. Presgrave, so they deserve this punishment.”
The crowd in the room was full of curses for Liam and Lorelai. Soon enough, Anastasia put a stop to
that and spoke with an air of authority in a clear voice.
“I hope that each of you will cease interaction with Liam and his members of the family. At the same
time, I would like to use this matter to seriously inform all of you here one thing. If any of you here
dared to disrupt my family, ruin the reputation of my family members, or do anything that would harm
the safety of my family members, there will be consequences. The least that could happen to you guys
would be expulsion from the Presgrave Family while the worst would be imprisonment. I do not wish to
see such a matter that could result in the downfall of the Presgraves.”
“Mrs. Presgrave, your words make perfect sense. We lead a great life with the help of the Presgrave
Family, so what else could we ask for?”
“Yes, that‘s right, Mrs. Presgrave. We‘re really proud to be able to work alongside you and to maintain
our close family ties, which have been passed on since more than a hundred years ago.”
Jacob clenched his fist under the table and trembled once he released it. That was because two days
before, his father had mentioned about joining the Board of Directors of Presgrave Group. However, it
looked like this matter was completely unachievable right now. Anastasia was warning them to refrain
from seeking things that did not belong to them from the Presgrave Family.
“I may be young in age and have plenty of things to learn, but that doesn‘t mean that I‘m weak–willed
and a pushover. I hope that none of you here will get to experience first–hand how I handle things
because I would be glad to just maintain a peaceful relationship with everyone,” Anastasia spoke
calmly.
In the past, Harriet‘s identity as the head woman of Presgraves held her back from doing plenty of
things, but she soon realized that there was no point in maintaining the Presgrave Family. As such,
Harriet had instructed her to keep a distance from this bunch of people if necessary. Furthermore,
Anastasia was told that she could easily sever ties with them and live a peaceful life without being
disrupted.
As soon as Anastasia‘s words hit, everyone in the room was immediately caught by surprise and
sensed the polite warning behind the words of the family‘s young mistress. They were aware that she
had broken the original close ties of their families and she no longer paid much heed to the link
between their families and the Presgrave Family.
Presently, it was their turn to grasp tightly to their relationship with Anastasia. On the contrary, she was
no longer the one required to treat them well out of obligation.
After the meeting ended, several ladies from the older generation took the chance to build up a bond
with Anastasia as they tried to win her favor. However, she did not give them a chance and left
immediately in her car.
Anastasia entered the backseat before Adriana asked, “Miss Tillman, do you want to go for a walk to
clear your mind?”
“Yes. Let‘s go for a walk together,” Anastasia responded.
At that moment, her phone went off and she reached out to answer the call. “Hey.”
“Where have you disappeared to after the meeting?” asked Elliot from the other end. Clearly, he must
have been looking for her.
“I just left and I‘m about to go for a walk to get some fresh air.”
“Okay. I‘ll make a lunch reservation and I‘ll see you for lunch then.”
“Sure.” Anastasia smiled.
“Adriana, re–route to the prison. I would like to meet someone there.” Anastasia suddenly changed her
mind about taking a walk.
“To see Lorelai?”
“Yes,” she responded. Lorelai was still detained in prison at the moment.
Inside the lockup cell, Lorelai had lost her haughtiness as she remained curled up in a corner with her
long hair pulled into a ponytail behind her head. She was bare faced without any makeup on; all that
was left written on her face was frailty and weariness…
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