Chapter 329: Caught in the Trap
"Ms. Davis, you don’t seem to love Mr. Nelson as much as I’d imagined. Mr. Nelson is a good man, after all. From what I know, you hold a twenty percent stake in HopeCore Group, own a mansion worth half a billion, and have other assets like LXL and the newly launched LX Fashion Company. Even without the Carter Group shares, you’re set to make plenty of money," Julia whispered, hiding her disgust.
If it weren’t for those shares, she wouldn’t lower herself to meet with Ella.
Ella’s laugh was cutting. "Madam, you aren’t me. How can you decide so easily whether I love Mr. Nelson? He nearly sacrificed himself for me in that fire last time. He still bears terrible scars on his chest! I love him, but I trust he can handle this on his own. It’s clear someone is framing him, so why should I trade with you? You think you have access to information he couldn’t obtain?"
"Unless... that information is exclusive to you, which would mean it came from someone within Carter Group!" Ella’s voice turned cold and sharp.
"How dare you accuse our Carter Group in such a way?" Julia, stunned, had never encountered such defiance from someone so young!
As the dignified wife of Carter Group’s former president, Julia had rarely faced such disrespect.
"Accuse? I’m merely guessing. It’s nothing compared to how Mr. Sean injured himself last time to falsely accuse me."
Ella smirked. "Don’t even think about getting your hands on the shares Grandma Carter left me. Those rightfully belong to her—not to Carter Group."
Leah slammed the table. "Ella! You’re infuriating my grandmother again! Don’t you have any respect? Did your parents not teach you to respect your elders?"
"Maybe your grandmother should try respecting the young before expecting it back. Besides, if Carter Group wasn’t involved, then why is she so angry? As suspicious as I am, I’m still not as scheming as the people in Carter Group."
Ella’s brows arched. "You even tried to set me up for an attack at the Imperial Crown Club. Now you think you can dupe me into handing over my shares? What a joke!"