Chapter 7 Unknown Number

"Grandpa?" Elsie asked again uncertainly.

"El love, how are you my princess?" grandpa's voice rang out again after a similar pause, and Elsie could hear grandpa's excitement.

"Grandpa?" she managed to whisper out of shock.

"Yes, my princess, come back home now. I have something very important to tell you.

Elsie didn't ask what was going on, she was completely shocked again by the appearance of her grandfather, who had also disappeared after her father's accident, and she wondered where he had gone all these years.

She hung up the phone and went outside before she could gather herself.

A man dressed in a black suit and standing beside a Benz. When she looked in his way, he immediately pulled open the car door.

The drove towards a vintage building and the car stopped. an old but gentle looking man stood in front of the door with a walking stick in his hand."Grandpa, it's really you! I thought I'd never see you again!!!"

"El love, my princess. grandpa missed you so much."

"Grandpa, I'm sorry I let you down." Elsie said guiltily, thinking that when she was a child she promised grandpa that when she grew up she would help her mom and dad manage their company, but now their company was now controlled by a mysterious person.

Grandpa also had high hopes for her, but she had willingly worked as a maid in the Crofts' home for five years, and seeing her grandfather, who had a wrinkled face, made her feel pain inside.

Grandpa patted her hand and comforted her, saying."love, it's not your fault, I know you were in the crofts house for a reason, you weren't just there because of that Oswald guy, you were also there to investigate your father's affairs, weren't you? That's why I didn't look for you."

"even though the Crofts weren't treating you well, you were living your dream. You could only wake up by yourself and I was waiting for that day. I'm happy that I never gave up on you."

Elsie's heart grew more and more bitter, so grandpa knew all about it, and grandpa always knew her well, he knew she was stubborn, and if he insisted on taking her away, she would definitely not agree, fortunately, everything was still in time, and she flung herself into grandpa's arms once again.

"I'm so sorry grandpa, I thought I could fix it all, I thought time could change Oswald's, but five years proved that it didn't work. I naively thought that I could make a family for myself and forgot about my only family. I should have known better, no matter how familiar you are with a stranger. The person can never be of the same blood with you. I'm so sorry for overlooking your presence because of my so called love."

Her grandpa tapped her palm in his slowly comforting her sensing her bitterness. He shook his head said to her,

"I know you are sorry darling; you don't need to apologise.There is no need to apologize between family members, not to mention that you didn't do anything wrong, you just used the wrong method."

"Grandpa, I..." Elsie found herself choking up unable to say a complete sentence, thinking of Oswald's indifference to her, what was she holding on to? It was all that pathetic bit of love that had blinded her.

She knew that grandpa had come to her not simply to catch up, she remembered about the mystery man."By the way, Grandpa, half of the shares of Dad's company are in the hands of a mystery man, and if we want to get the actual rights to run the company, then this mystery man is crucial."

Grandpa nodded his head."That's why I asked you to come. I never stood still after your father's demise because I knew something didn't sit right and I was right."

Elsie sat up and cleaned her eyes sensing the seriousness in his voice. Darwin Alfred swallowed and continued,

"Three years ago, your father was found guilty for stolen investment from the Alfred group of companies and was jailed. Your stepmother and stepsister fled abroad in a hurry because they were afraid of being implicated, and your father's shares thus fell to be auctioned by the auction company, and I acquired that half of the shares at this time. But from my investigations, your father was framed and may be the scapegoat of the Timothy group of companies."

Timothy? It seems that Grandpa also found out that it was Tess's father who set her father up, so Tess is not just following her father's advice because she wants to steal Oswald, but she is following her father's advice to make her no longer able to resist.

She will not let the person who hurt her father go!

Elsie screwed her eyebrows in thought and her fingers in fist, but a file was pushed in front of her. She saw her name boldly written on it.

"50 percent of shares? For me？" She read out the highlights，She couldn't believe that Grandpa had granted her full shares, and after she had made such a big mistake, Grandpa still firmly believed in her.

"LOVE, grandpa always knew that you are a very good child, and grandpa believes in you, you will definitely take back our company."

"Grandpa..." Elsie knew she couldn't refuse, she once again vowed in her heart that she must not let grandpa down.

"Well, it's already very late, go and rest. Grandpa trusts you and is already tired."

Elsie went back to the room Grandpa had prepared for her, and as she lay down, she received a text message from Tess.

"Elsie, Oswald has offered to have me move to crofts manor before we get engaged, I hope you don't mind this ok? I'm really sorry, I really didn't mean to break up your marriage..."

Elsie was speechless at her behavior, she thought she would still believe her crocodile tears? She was just about to delete it but to her surprise Tess called her and her finger just touched the call button.

Tess with a crying voice came through,"Oswald, I really feel sorry for Elsie, I think you should go and apologize to her, I'm sure she's been by your side for five years, you must have feelings for her, I ... know I woke up at a bad time."

What the hell? Elsie was puzzled and tried to hang up, but Oswald's voice rang out."Tess, you are always so kind. Seeing you like this, I really regret living with Elsie such a liar for five years, feelings... never, how can I have feelings for that vicious woman, my heart has always been only you. Okay, let's not mention her anymore."

Oh, Elsie sneered in her heart, Tess is already see her has read the message before dialing her phone, she is nothing but want to declare her victory.

But hearing Oswald deny her so much, she could still feel like a hole had been punched in her heart, but she had always known it was true--Oswald did not love her, and never would.

She hung up decisively, thinking it would irritate her, but it wouldn't. She had vowed not to have any attachment to Oswald, let alone live together. Even if Oswald got married with Tess, it was none of her business.