Stand Me Up? I'll Marry His Billionaire Uncle novel Chapter 49

Sunny hadn't really expected to walk away with a share of the family business; she just smiled, lips curving mischievously. "So, who's actually paying for the nursing home then?"

Grace Quinn's face turned a deep shade of red. "I will!" she snapped, biting off each word. "I'll pay for it!"

And with that, the whole ridiculous scene finally drew to a close.

Sunny didn't press the issue of the shares any further.

Instead, she bustled about, happily packing up her grandmother's things. "Gran, you really shouldn't listen to him anymore. You're perfectly comfortable at the nursing home, and I'd be worried sick if you moved back here. Don't worry about the money—I'm about to get promoted, and my salary will double. Even if they don't pay a penny, I can handle it."

Of course, after covering the costs, she'd be left with nothing in her bank account.

Wendy smiled, her eyes soft with pride. "Alright, I know how much you care. But Sunny, I wasn't joking about those shares. I'm just an old woman—I've got no use for them. If I transfer them to you, at least you'll have a little security, even if your father plays favorites again."

Sunny's eyes stung.

"Gran, I know… I know you've always been the one who cared about me most."

She buried her face in her grandmother's lap, tears soaking through the old woman's trousers.

Wendy's heart ached at the sight. She stroked Sunny's hair gently. "There, there—don't cry. As long as I'm here, I'll always look after you."

They'd barely returned home, and before they could even unpack, everything was loaded back into the car again.

Sunny personally drove her grandmother back to the nursing home and, on the way, picked up a bank card that Grace Quinn had handed over.

Grace glared at her stepdaughter, resentment burning in her eyes. "There's half a million dollars on that card, Sunny. Make it last."

Sunny just grinned and took the card from her hand. "Thank you, Ms. Quinn."

Grace watched the car pull away, her frustration mounting, before storming off to find her husband.

"Sean, why didn't you tell me your mother still has five percent of the company?"

If it hadn't been for today, she'd never have known.

"What matters most right now is making sure Sunny marries Tristan," he added.

Until the wedding was over and the union between the Lawsons and the Carringtons was official, he wouldn't be able to sleep easy.

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Chloe had been out partying with her friends all night and didn't get home until noon.

"Mom, where's Grandma? Didn't you say you were bringing her back last night?"

Grace Quinn shot her a look, still fuming. "We sent her back!"

"What? Why?" Chloe looked genuinely confused. "I ran into Sunny last night at Crimson Moon House, and she told me Gran was coming home. Why send her back?"

She really didn't understand, and Grace just gave her daughter a complicated look.