The Grants: Choosing One Between The Two-Chapter 228: Wendy Bell Sets Her Sights on the Sterling Family Again

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Wendy Bell Sets Her Sights on the Sterling Family Again

"Baron?"

At night, Summers woke up groggily and reached out to touch beside her.

Baron wasn’t there.

Hearing some noise in the living room, Summers got out of bed and walked out. "Baron, are you thirsty?"

The living room was empty, and no one responded.

She looked at the dining table, saw Baron’s cup, and the slippers scattered on the floor.

"Uncle! Baron has been taken away!" Summers shouted, rushing out the door.

Baron, the young master of the Sterling Family, was also a neat freak, never allowing himself to walk on the floor without slippers.

Earlier in her hazy sleep, she heard the sound of a door closing; someone must have taken Baron away.

Caden’s alertness was high too; he woke up with a start and ran into the living room. "What’s going on?"

"Uncle, I can’t find Baron. His slippers are on the floor. Someone must have entered the house and taken Baron!" Summers was a bit scared.

"Don’t panic." Caden looked at the door lock; there were no signs of tampering, indicating it was a familiar person who did it.

May Larson had stayed here for some time and had the keys to the house.

"Summers, call your mom and come out with me." Caden didn’t feel comfortable leaving Summers alone at home. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

If it really was May who took Baron, she must have made a mistake.

May had been angry with Yvette Aston lately. She couldn’t meet Yvette, so she definitely wanted to take Summers instead.

"Uncle, Baron is wearing a smart watch." Summers clung tightly to Caden’s neck. "Baron’s uncle can definitely locate him."

Caden hurried out and called May.

May didn’t answer, and even turned off her phone.

Frowning, Caden was truly furious. What does this mother of his want?

She had already been released from prison, can live a good life, why cause trouble?

...

Ethan Grant’s residence.

Yvette Aston’s face was pale with anxiety. "How are we supposed to explain to the Sterling Family if something happens to Baron? What should we do..."

"Harrison Sterling has already located him; we’re heading over now." Ethan Grant pulled Yvette into an embrace, soothingly patting her back. "Caden said it might be May who wanted to see you but couldn’t, so she took the child."

Ethan Grant temporarily didn’t disclose the matter about Yvette and Caden not being biological siblings to her; this needed further confirmation.

Also, what exactly is May’s true intention?

For now, it can’t be alarmed.

"She wanted to take Summers but ended up taking Baron..." Yvette’s voice trembled.

"Heh... A fruitless attempt. She doesn’t have the guts to harm the child, but this time she has provoked the Sterling Family; she’s brought it upon herself." Ethan Grant’s voice was deep.

If May had taken Summers, considering Caden, Yvette might not have pursued it.

But this time, May took Baron, who is a child of the Sterling Family.

Yvette couldn’t protect her.

Yvette lowered her head, gripping her clothes tightly.

That’s what she was worried about.

...

Bell Family.

Wendy Bell lay on the hospital bed, her face pale.

"Miss, please eat something." The nanny’s voice was choked.

"Get out..." Wendy Bell pushed everything on the bedside onto the floor.

"Miss hasn’t been eating well for days." The nanny worriedly looked at Mrs. Bell.

Mrs. Bell felt sorry for her daughter.

Wendy Bell looked at her phone and started crying uncontrollably. "Why! Why!"

These few days, she’s been sending messages to Ethan Grant, apologizing humbly and trying to please, but every message felt like it sank into the ocean.

Not only that, Ethan Grant also deleted her on WeChat and blocked her calls.

Why does he have to be so ruthless?

What did she do wrong?

She just liked him, that’s all, what fault does she have!

"Wendy, darling, please eat something for mom." Mrs. Bell looked at Wendy Bell with pity. "Eat something, mom is feeling heartbroken."

Wendy Bell refused to eat, continued to cry.

"Stop crying, Ethan Grant is determined to oppose our Bell Family." Mr. Bell walked in too, his face pale. "Who would’ve thought... Ethan Grant would go this far for a woman like Yvette Aston."

"Wendy, our Bell Family might be bankrupt..." Mrs. Bell said with choked voice. "Recently, due to public opinion’s influence, our food and home textile brands have been severely impacted, not only that, Ethan Grant wants Grant Group’s hotel industry to completely sever ties with us, cutting off financial dealings."

Wendy Bell clenching her fists with hatred. "Why is Ethan Grant so intent on destroying our Bell Family!"

Have I not been good to Ethan Grant?

I sided with him, even wanted to help him deal with Melody Crowe and Jayden Grant.

Is this how he repays me?

"Even if we stop cooperating with Grant Group, our family’s heritage shouldn’t lead to bankruptcy..." Wendy Bell looked at her father confusedly.

"It’s strange, whether it’s due to public opinion, do you know Citadel? An enterprise that suddenly rose in recent years, some say it’s backed by foreign capital, but nobody knows who truly controls it." Mr. Bell didn’t understand how they offended Citadel.

"In the past few years, Citadel has surpassed Grant Group in hotel and entertainment venture areas, our Bell Family’s two biggest partners were Citadel and Grant Group, previously Ethan Grant supported our Bell Family greatly because of an incident six years ago, Citadel also provided many collaboration projects..." Wendy Bell frowned. "Now Citadel wants to withdraw investment too?"

"Yes." Mr. Bell had a face of bitterness.

Grant Group and Citadel withdrawing simultaneously strikes a heavy blow to Bell Family.

"Ethan Grant and Citadel’s president must know each other, this matter is possibly Ethan Grant tipped them off." Wendy Bell tightly gripped the blanket. "What did Arthur Grant say?"

"He just said Grant Group can provide compensation from other areas, but it’s far from enough. Our Bell Family has recently suffered repeatedly from public opinion, many partners have ceased cooperation." Mr. Bell’s face was already on edge.

"It’s all because of that Yvette Aston, she’s a curse, whoever gets close to her suffers, our Claudia is still abroad, she just called crying, saying it’s unsafe outside and she’s being bullied, my poor daughter." Mrs. Bell cried heavily.

The family’s atmosphere was very depressing.

Wendy Bell clenched her hands. "Stop it..."

Mrs. Bell finally stopped crying.

"We need to save ourselves." Wendy Bell said with a low voice, naturally refusing to surrender.

Wendy Bell has never been inferior to anyone, let alone someone like Yvette Aston.

"What did Arthur Grant say about the marriage alliance with the Grant Family?" Wendy Bell knew her father had some leverage over Arthur Grant, causing Arthur Grant to not dare offend the Bell Family for the time being.

"Humph, a petty man." Mr. Bell cursed coldly. "Arthur Grant is only interested in profits, the Sterling Family proposed a marriage alliance with Ethan Grant, right now he doesn’t care about our Bell Family!"

Arthur Grant isn’t foolish, the leverage Bell Family holds won’t be used until it’s absolutely necessary because those secrets, once revealed, would mean the Bell Family would be implicated, they are accomplices.

Moreover, Bell Family hopes to make a comeback in the medical equipment field.

"Sterling Family?" Wendy Bell furrowed her brows. "Isn’t the Sterling Family’s only three sons? Didn’t they lose their daughter?"

"I’ve sent people to inquire, the Sterling Family says they’ve reached an agreement with the Grant Family to find the true eldest daughter of the Sterling Family within a year, if found, she’d be engaged to Ethan Grant, otherwise Ethan Grant would be engaged to the Sterling Family’s adopted daughter Paige Fulton."

Wendy Bell furrowed her brows and squinted her eyes slightly. "Mom, is the age of the Sterling Family’s eldest daughter similar to mine?"

Mrs. Bell paused for a moment and nodded. "It seems so, when the Sterling Matriarch came to Meridia for a project, she suddenly went into early labor at a county hospital, your father and I were part of that project bid."

Wendy Bell remained silent for a while. "Dad, Mom, I have an idea, if it succeeds, not only can it revive the Bell Family, but it can also bring us endless benefits."