Chapter 71 - Hilary Stone’s Secret
Finn Taylor looked at the pie on his plate. He knew exactly what Hilary Stone meant.
It was simple. If he helped the fourth branch fight for the Larson family’s assets, Hilary Stone was willing to split some of that with his family.
But Finn Taylor merely sneered. In his eyes, the Larson family was nothing.
If not for Yvette Larson, he wouldn’t even be interested in a family like this. He could get anything without even lifting his hands. Why would he need anyone to give him a share of anything?
Just then, a stray dog trotted up to Finn Taylor while wagging its tail.
Finn Taylor picked up the pie and tossed it to the dog. “I have something on, so I won’t stay any longer.”
With that, Finn Taylor turned to leave.
Hilary Stone was fuming as she watched him walk off.
As he walked out of the restaurant, Finn Taylor whipped out his phone and sent a message to Horned Serpent, asking him to investigate Hilary Stone.
He couldn’t kick away the feeling that this woman had definitely returned because she wanted something. ‘From my initial understanding, Hilary Stone’s family owns just as many assets as the Larson family. Logically speaking, there’s no need for her to fight for the Larson family’s assets. Perhaps something has happened to the Stone family.’
After dealing with all that, Finn Taylor headed home.
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The Larson family’s house.
Yvette Larson walked downstairs, only to find her parents lying on the sofa, unmoving.
She flared up. “Are you guys incapable of cooking now that Finn Taylor isn’t around?”
Of course, Linda James felt aggrieved that her daughter was lecturing her. “Why are you blaming us? You should blame Finn Taylor. Why did he go out?”
Yvette Larson had been busy rushing out reports in her room for the past few hours. Now that she had finally finished, she was intending to make some food for herself. In the end, what greeted her was the sight of her parents lying there, waiting for her husband to make them a meal. ‘Since when did they become like this?’
“Why are you looking at me? Why don’t you hurry up and call Finn Taylor to ask him when he’s coming back?”
To be honest, Yvette Larson’s heart broke for her husband. ‘He has really spoiled my parents rotten.’
Yvette Larson wasn’t even thinking of calling her husband. She could see just how much he had improved over the past few months. ‘Since Finn told me that he has something on, that has to be true. I’m not going to disturb him.’
Just then, Finn Taylor walked in. “Yvette, I’m back. I bought you some fried chick—”
Before Finn Taylor could finish his sentence, his mother-in-law had already rushed up to snatch the box of fried chicken away from him. “Why did you buy so little? Do you think it’ll be enough for the three of us?”
“Huh? You guys haven’t eaten?”
‘Huh!?’ Finn Taylor hadn’t expected that Yvette Larson’s family hadn’t eaten yet. He had bought this for his wife’s supper.
“Some people would rather starve to death than work.”
Finn Taylor felt a little awkward. “Shall I cook now?”
He walked into the kitchen to find that they had run out of all ingredients.
No matter how amazing Finn Taylor was, he couldn’t make something out of nothing.
“Forget it; you two can have it. I’ll just get some cookies.” With that, Yvette Larson headed upstairs.
Her husband followed suit and let out a sly smile as he reached the top of the stairs.
“Why are you smiling so slyly?”
“Make a guess.” Finn Taylor was still keeping it from her and didn’t let her in on his secret.
“I’m not going to guess. Hurry up and tell me.” Yvette Larson didn’t even seem like the CEO of a large corporation.
“Look.” Finn Taylor took out a piece of fried chicken. “I secretly hid one before Mom stole it from me just now.”
Hahaha.
Yvette Larson chuckled. ‘I had wondered what my husband was doing, acting so furtively. I had never expected him to do this, but it’s funny.’
She had tasted all kinds of delicacies, but this piece of fried chicken tasted especially delicious to her.
“Oh right, let me tell you something. Hilary Stone is back.” Finn Taylor was a little afraid that his wife still didn’t know about it.
“Who?”
“Hilary Stone—Quinn Larson’s mother.”
Yvette Larson remained indifferent even after hearing that. “Oh, no wonder Quinn Larson has been so arrogant these few days. He’s been acting as though there’s someone backing him. I was thinking that he shouldn’t act this way even though he’s now the CEO. After all, there’s still Quinn and Eleanor stepping all over him. It turns out that he’s gotten someone to back him—one who will never betray him.”
Yvette Larson was especially cautious about Hilary Stone. At that time, the latter had stirred up a lot of trouble after marrying into the Larson family. Even until now, these things were still taboo in the Larson family and were secrets to be kept.
“Have you met her?” Thinking about those secrets, Yvette Larson flashed a suspicious glance at her husband.
“I met her.”
“How is she? She’s beautiful, isn’t she? Doesn’t she exude a unique charm?”
“She’s not as beautiful as you.”
“You’re so glib. Do you think I don’t know how beautiful Hilary Stone is?”
“I don’t. I’m not good with faces.”
Pfft!
Yvette Larson nearly burst out into laughter. ‘Afraid that I would get angry if he said that other women are more beautiful than me, he even came up with a lie that he was bad with faces!’
“Why did Hilary Stone look for you?”
“She treated me to a meal.”
“Wow. I’ve known her for so many years, and she’s never treated me to a single meal. Yet, she treated you?”
‘Er…’ Finn Taylor felt like this was a trap.
“What else? You’d better ‘fess up.” Yvette Larson tapped her feet gently, waiting for her husband to confess everything to her.
“She also served me a slice of pie during that meal.”
“Are you guys that close for her to serve you food?” Yvette Larson was wary, seeming to realize something was amiss. “What else did you guys do apart from eating?”
“She even said that the fourth branch is willing to share a slice of the pie with our family. As long as they have something, we’ll get a share of it too.”
Yvette Larson frowned.
“I then threw that slice of pie to the dog.”
‘Pfft!’ Yvette Larson had initially been fraught with worry, but now, she was bent over with laughter. “You’re good. I wish I could’ve seen Hilary Stone’s face when she was being played by someone else. While she was in the Larson family, she…”
Halfway through, Yvette Larson seemed to have caught herself and quickly shut up.
“What happened in the Larson family?” Finn Taylor was waiting for the most exciting part of the story, but that plan had gone up in flames.
“Why are you so interested in Hilary Stone?” Yvette Larson chose to throw a tantrum and refused to reveal anything.
“Hurry up and tell me about it! I’m begging you, my dear wife.”