chapter 25 seize power

Gina was worried that Ashburn would conflict with Lucas like the last time in the hospital, so she pulled Ashburn. This place was Mrs. Willow's territory. No one dared to offend. No matter who was right, according to Mrs. Willow's habit of doting on Lucas, Ashburn would suffer in the end. "Let's go see grandma." Gina pulled Ashburn towards the back room. Ashburn felt the smoothness and warmth of her hands, as if it was a lifetime ago they were hand in hand. In his memory, Gina had only pulled him like this a few times. Gina's attitude towards him seemed to have changed a lot, which he could detect. In the back room, Mrs. Willow was happy to have a great-grandson. She was smiling from ear to ear and playing with the baby in the cradle. Ashburn glanced around and saw that Roxanne was also there. She had just been discharged from the hospital and was still in confinement in childbirth, so she was wrapped up tightly and wore a pink knitted hat with flowers to prevent, couldn't stand a bit of wind. Gina's sister-in-law Sabrina Willow was talking to her. Seeing Ashburn and Gina come in, Sabrina raised her head and smiled teasingly, "Gina, you see, Lucas got married later than you. Now he already has a child. Look at you, no signs of any progress. What's going on?" Trocy on the side said sarcastically, "If your health isn't good, seek medical treatment. My brother has already had two daughters, and you guys still don't seem to be making any effort. If things continue like this, the main branch of our Willow family will eventually have no heirs. Our family follows traditional values, and the family business is destined to be passed down to a son in the future.” After saying this, Trocy looked at Mrs. Willow specifically. Mrs. Willow didn't object to this. Old-fashioned family businesses like the Willow family generally favored sons over daughters, respecting seniority and maintaining order within the family. According to the rules, Hyman, the eldest son, should inherit the family business, not Trocy. But Trocy had a son Lucas, who was now the eldest grandson of the Willow family, so Mrs. Willow has never handed over the power to Hyman. Now that Roxanne had given birth to a great-grandson, the situation was even more unfavorable for Hyman. "I heard that the Willow Company has cooperated with Scenic Group?" Mrs. Willow raised her head and asked. Although she was not in charge of things, she was still the chairwoman of the Willow Group. Naturally, someone would report to her on the situation of the following branches. Gina said, "Yes, grandma. We just signed the contract." "The contract has been signed, but you can't start the construction now, right?" Trocy glanced at Gina, with murderous intent hidden in his eyes, "If this project cannot be completed on time, how much money will the company lose if the Scenic Group holds someone accountable? " Gina said, "Uncle Trocy, don't worry, what we are short of now is only the Canary date palm, other flowers needed for greening have already begun to be laid." Trocy smiled, "The most valuable thing about this project is the Canary date palms. If the Canary date palms are not in place, this project will still collapse!" At this time Tim walked in and said, "Madam, all the guests are here." Mrs. Willow stood up tremblingly, leaning on a cane carved from boxwood roots, "Well, let's begin the dinner." Gina stepped forward to help Mrs. Willow, but Trocy beat her to it. While he helped Mrs. Willow walk out, he talked about the possible losses caused by the project in Gina's hands. "Mom, you know what, Hyman gave Gina the responsibility for such an important project. Gina is a girl after all, how can she know anything about business? In my opinion, it would be better to let Lucas enter the Willow company and take over this project. You have also seen Lucas's performance in the past few years. Our municipal governing had done many times better than them in greening.” "Well, I know, Lucas made good progress." Mrs. Willow nodded happily. After hearing this, Gina was extremely anxious, and the fox tail of the Trocy was finally exposed. The key thing was that Mrs. Willow seemed to admire Lucas very much. Ashburn held Gina's hand tightly, her palms were cold. Knowing that she was nervous, he said softly, "Don't worry, I told you, I won't let them succeed." Ashburn had said this to her before, but she didn't take it seriously. Ashburn had never been involved in business. In her opinion, he didn't understand the complexity at all. Now, old words were being brought up again, she couldn't help but pay attention to them. Staring at Ashburn, "What do you want to do? Don't mess around. Grandma's heart is biased towards Roxanne and her baby. If you do anything inappropriate, it will be us who will suffer in the end." Ashburn remained silent. He had been pretending to be deaf and mute in the Willow family for many years, but in fact, he could see everything very clearly. It was just that as the live-in son-in-law of the house, there were certain matters he found inconvenient to speak about. But now he had nothing to fear. He had filed for divorce from Gina, and he would do something for her before that. Even if he ended up being kicked out of the Willow family, he didn't care anymore. Returned to his seat and sat down. Mrs. Willow sat at the main table, and the people at the main table were all the elders of the same generation as Mrs. Willow, but Trocy's family followed suit, including Roxanne's parents. It was just that Roxanne and the child were still in the back room. She was currently in confinement in childbirth and cannot come out. Hyman's family was placed at the second table, which made Hyman a little unwilling, but what could he do? He could only accept reality as he couldn't surpass Trocy in giving birth to children or in doing business, so he could only accept reality. Mrs. Willow made a cheerful opening speech and then asked Tim to order the kitchen to serve the food. A total of eight large tables were set up, and everyone toasted to celebrate. The old lady smiled brightly and said to Lucas, "Lucas, go and toast all the guests." Lucas was also very complacent. After having his son, his status in the Willow family was elevated. He first greeted the guests at the main table, then came to the second table and looked at Hyman with a slightly provocative smile, "Hyman, I respect you as my uncle. I hope you will have a grandson soon. Haha!" Although he said blessings, his laughter was ridiculing, which made Hyman look angry. Ashburn smiled calmly, "Gina and I will work hard and give dad a biological grandson." Lucas could tell that the phrase "a biological grandson" had implications, and he immediately became anxious again, "What the hell do you mean?" Ashburn shrugged, "Literally, did I say something wrong?" Lucas was speechless for a moment. Just based on the words "a biological grandson", he really couldn't blame Ashburn, nor could he complain to Mrs. Willow. He sneered, "Humph, Ashburn, you have been married to Gina for two years. Gina's belly is still flat now, isn't there something wrong with your body? Haha!” He looked around proudly. Relatives and friends present who had close contact with Trocy's family were all echoing. Some laughed at Ashburn having the unspoken struggles of men, and some simply proposed to introduce famous doctors to Ashburn for treatment. Gina frowned slightly, feeling more and more sorry for Ashburn. It was obviously her fault, but she wanted him to suffer the ridicule of everyone here. Ashburn acted as if nothing was wrong. Suddenly, his phone rang. He picked it up and took a look, showing an imperceptible smile. "Dad, Mom, Gina, sorry, I need to attend a phone call." Ashburn stood up and left. Lucas was even more proud without scruples, thinking that Ashburn had escaped, and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Ashburn, everyone was just caring about you and introduced some renowned doctors to you. Why can't you sit still? Do you surely have those unspoken struggles? So there is indeed something wrong with your body! Hahaha!"