Chapter 184 The Thief
Isla really likes this flower made of gemstones, but she dares not take it. "This belongs to Grandma..."
"We are family, so there's no need to divide things in this house between you and me."
"But what if it was Sister who gave it to Grandma..." Isla bit her lower lip and wondered how Abella could bear to give such a valuable gift!
Why would an old person need such a valuable item with them?
"If you don't say it, I won't say it. How would that foolish girl know? Besides, who knows which man she pleased to get this thing? I don't even mind its dirtiness! You should take it for now. I'll keep it for your Grandma temporarily. When your Grandma really wants it, you can give it back to her!"
"Dad, since Mom said so, I'll keep it for Grandma for now..." Isla stepped forward and took the gemstone flower, unable to put it down. She loved it, both its design and functionality.
"That foolish girl is demanding sixty million dollars from us, and here we are, keeping her things. When she finds out later, she should be grateful to us!"
Mrs. Wilson rummaged through the boxes and cabinets again but didn't find what she was looking for. Then, her gaze inadvertently noticed something hidden under the pillow.
It was a new mobile phone!
She picked it up and saw that there was no brand name on it. It must be a generic brand. She looked at Mr. Wilson with anger.
"Did you buy something for Mom again?"
"It wasn't me," Mr. Wilson thought for a moment. "Could it be Abella?"
"That foolish girl is really generous, huh? Gemstone flowers, new phones... What ulterior motive is she scheming?" Mrs. Wilson self-righteously laughed. "Trying to please the old lady and get a share of the inheritance? Dream on!"
Mr. Wilson also realized this and had an even worse impression of Abella. They had already paid her sixty million dollars, and yet she still wasn't satisfied. She was like a hungry wolf with insatiable greed!
Mrs. Wilson didn't expect the phone to have a password. It must have been set by that foolish girl!
She used the old lady's fingers to unlock it, opened the page, and found that the program inside was simple and easy to use. Unexpectedly, the generic phone worked pretty well.
In the recent contacts list, there was only one person, Abella.
During the past few days, whenever the old lady woke up, she would call Abella. Mrs. Wilson scrolled through the screen and saw that the old lady had made at least a dozen calls. This made her furious.
"Look at this. The first thing the old lady does when she wakes up is not to call us but to contact an outsider!"
Mrs. Wilson handed the phone to Mr. Wilson. "This is enough evidence to prove that that foolish girl flattered the old lady to get a share of the inheritance. Look, the old lady only has her in her heart!"
Upon seeing how frequent their contact was, Mr. Wilson's mood worsened.
"Before, you were willing to give her a hundred thousand dollars to get her out of our hair, but now she wants sixty million. It seems she won't be satisfied until she..."
"Leaving Grandma? Now you understand that in her eyes, a hundred thousand dollars is worth less than a strand of hair!" Mrs. Wilson put her phone away and placed it in her handbag.
"What are you doing?" Although Mr. Wilson felt uncomfortable, he couldn't stand her plundering Grandma's things. After all, Grandma was his own mother!
"If I leave my phone here, and they contact each other more frequently, Grandma might end up leaving her inheritance to her. Then, we'll regret it too late!" Mrs. Wilson wouldn't let them continue to contact each other no matter what!
She had already taken away one phone from Grandma before, but she didn't expect Abella to send another one. What was that girl scheming!
At that moment, Mrs. Wilson accidentally discovered something green beneath the pillow. She took it out and couldn't take her eyes off it...
What a beautiful bracelet!
This was clearly made of top-quality jade!
The color, the design... Could it be another gift from that scheming girl to Grandma?
In order to get a share of the family fortune, that scheming girl really spared no expense.
"Jeff, this bracelet... It's worth at least a billion dollars!" Mrs. Wilson didn't hide her greed and desire. "This object further proves that the scheming girl has ill intentions. She has no blood relation to Grandma, and she was expelled from the Wilson family. Logically, she wouldn't give Grandma such a valuable item!"
Why would a seriously ill Grandma wear such an expensive bracelet to show off to anyone?
Lying in bed all day, what's the use of wearing it!
That scheming girl not only gave her a gemstone flower and a new phone but also such an expensive piece of jewelry...
Her intention was clearly to get ahold of Grandma's shares, houses, cars, and savings!
"She really dares to think big!" Mr. Wilson didn't expect Abella to have such ambitious plans. Even if their actions had hurt her later, she couldn't delude herself into thinking that she could take over the Wilson family's fortune!
Mrs. Wilson put the bracelet in her handbag. "Let me declare first, I am not interested in Grandma's belongings. The reason why I took them away is that I don't want Grandma to be deceived by that scheming girl. I don't want her to be reminded of the past!"
Mr. Wilson also found some sense in her words.
"I don't believe that scheming girl would be willing to spend money to buy Grandma another one!"
If she buys another one, Mrs. Wilson will definitely snatch it away until she dares not give anymore!
"Dad, Mom, Grandma's fingers moved!"
As Isla made the discovery, Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson all looked towards Grandma at the same time.
After a while, Barbara slowly opened her eyes and coughed softly.
"Mom, you're awake?" Mrs. Wilson immediately raised the head of the bed to a 45-degree angle, caring as she said, "Isla, where's the pillow you gave Grandma? Go and get it!"
"Oh, alright..." Isla hurriedly placed the newly bought pillow behind Barbara's waist and gently asked, "Grandma, is this more comfortable?"
Barbara had just heard someone whispering in her ear, but she couldn't make out the exact words. Weakly leaning against the headboard, she felt uncomfortable with something behind her waist.
"It's too hard, take it away." Since Barbara was lying at a 45-degree angle on the hospital bed, a stiff pillow was suddenly placed behind her waist, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"This is Isla's gift for you..." Mrs. Wilson hastily said, "Isla has brought you many things. This bouquet of flowers was just placed here. She said you've been sick for a long time and haven't seen the outside view for a while. These flowers can make you feel the beauty of summer!"
Barbara just glanced at the flowers in the vase and couldn't find words to express her feelings.
White lilies themselves are not poisonous, but their strong fragrance contains a slight toxin that can cause insomnia at night...
Placing a few of them in a less enclosed space wouldn't have a significant impact. However, in this small hospital room, it would be detrimental to her recovery as a heart patient due to the strong floral scent.
Also, there were a few pink tulips in the vase. It's widely known that tulip flowers contain toxic alkaloids. If one stays near the tulips for one or two hours, symptoms of dizziness and headaches due to poisoning can occur.
These flowers can also release fine particles that may cause skin allergies, itching, and in severe cases, even hair loss.
Who knows what they were thinking.
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