Chapter 346 Anne Fell Into The Water
Clarissa's words made Old Master Levine laugh happily.
"You're a smooth talker, Clarissa. But you don't really know Gimmy. He might be a person who is capable to keep things as they are but you can't count on him to do anything else."
Old Master Levine was obviously being humble so no one had taken his words seriously. The group of people also began to laugh along with him.
"You must be kidding. If that is true, we probably can't even keep things as they are."
"I know right. We all know that the Levine Group has been doing very well all these years. You don't have to worry about anything with Gimmy's help."
A group of people exchanged words. Although Gimmy was not here, in the eyes of these people, he was already the head of the Levine family.
At this moment, Gillee, who was standing behind Old Master Levine, took on a ghastly expression upon hearing that.
It was not that no one had noticed his reaction, but the world around them operated according to the law of the jungle.
Over the years, everyone was well aware which one of the two brothers was more favored by Old Master Levine.
Moreover, ever since Gimmy took over the company, he was able to turn losses into gains. Besides, the profit margin of the Levine Group kept going up.
This was extremely advantageous to the Levine Group that wished to focus on doing business.
On the contrary, Gillee, who had previously worked in the army and retired due to injury, had been working in the Political Department now.
Although they had connections, the Levine family knew very well the danger of getting involved in politics. Besides, Gillee didn't have the ability to lead the family. Therefore, it would be the best for him to be a businessman. But obviously, Gillee, who had been stuck in the political circle for a long time, was not interested in business.
Therefore, Gillee could never live up to the expectations of the others compared to Gimmy.
Everyone could tell that Gillee and Gimmy were not on good terms with each other. Moreover, with Old Master Levine's health getting worse day by day, he could be kicking the bucket at any time.
Therefore, it would be the best option for them to butter up to Gimmy.
Of course, there was another reason that was tacitly understood by everyone but did not say it out loud.
That was, Gimmy was the one who had found the missing granddaughter that Old Master Levine had been yearning for.
It seemed that it did not matter whether Lara was really his granddaughter or not, as long as Old Master Levine thought she was real.
Since Lara was found by Gimmy, then there was a high chance that she would take his side. And if Old Master Levine really passed away and left his estate behind, it was not possible that she would be left without nothing.
At that time, if she and Gimmy joined hands, Gillee, who was isolated and helpless, would probably be no match for them.
After all, disputes over estates and power were common in the rich and affluent families. Everyone knew very well thow things were going to end up, and what the consequences would be for the person who had lost in the fight.
Therefore, no one really sympathized with the weak, unless one was closely related to him. Otherwise, everyone would choose to take the victor's side.
After that, the lounge was filled with sounds of the guest exchanging small talks.
After a while, Lara knocked on the door and came in.
"Grandpa, I heard that you're looking for me?"
Upon seeing Lara who was approaching with a smile, Old Master Levine smiled back as he waved at her.
"Yes, come here and greet everyone here."
Lara walked up to them respectfully and greeted them one by one.
Claus looked at her with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Lara is looking really elegant today. She is not worse than the noble ladies in the Flaucford city. Indeed, she's a natural."
These words sounded pleasing to Old Master Levine's ear as he laughed happily.
At this moment, Clarissa suddenly felt someone was tugging at her dress.
She tilted her head and saw Anne looking at her nervously, with a very strange look on her face.
Clarissa's heart tightened. She asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"
Anne shook her head.
Anne took a look at Lara and the nervous look on her
But in the end, she didn't say anything. She just whispered, "Mommy, I need to go to the bathroom."
Clarissa was stunned and frowned slightly.
She leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Didn't you just go there? Are you feeling unwell? Do you have a stomachache?"
Anne shook her head.
When Clarissa saw this, she thought that maybe she had eaten something cold last night that caused her stomachache.
Therefore, she left with Anne after informing Anderson.
The bathroom was not far from the lounge, which was the corridor in between the lobby and the garden at the back.
Clarissa took Anne to the bathroom. After making sure that she didn't need to accompany Anne inside, Anne went in by herself while Clarissa waited outside.
In the back garden, in addition to the fountain, there was also a large swimming pool.
The end of the swimming pool was just connected to the back door of the bathroom, which was also utilized as a changing room and for people to take a quick shower.
At this time, there were also many guests near the swimming pool.
However, after all, it was spring and the weather was still very cold, so no one went swimming.
They just gathered together in twos and threes, chatting and drinking.
Clarissa waited for a while, but Anne still hadn't come out. Just when she was puzzled, she suddenly heard someone shouting from the other side of the pool.
"Alas! Whose kid has fallen into the water?"
Clarissa was stunned. After she came to her senses, her expression suddenly changed.
She then started to run towards the swimming pool.
At this time, there were already quite a number of people gathered at the side of the swimming pool. However, everyone was watching by the side frantically, but no one had jumped into the water to save Anne.
In the swimming pool, a girl in a pink dress was struggling in the water while screaming in an intermittent way.
"Mom... Mom... Save... Me..."
Clarissa rushed to the side of the pool. At a glance, she could recognize that the child who was struggling in the water was Anne.
Her expression suddenly changed as she jumped into the water without hesitation.
The swimming pool was not too big, so Clarissa got to save Anne quickly as Anne was not far away from her.
Even so, Anne had already choked on quite a lot of water. Since Anne was in poor health and she just had a nasty fright, she had already passed out after she was saved rom the water.
Clarissa felt her heart was clenching when she saw Anne's pale face and red eyes, as if someone had punched her in the gut and she found it very hard to breathe.
Clarissa had no time to care about anything. She knelt on the ground and began to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation recovery on Anne.
While she was doing, she shouted, "Anne, stay strong! Wake up, quickly open your eyes and look at mommy."
However, Anne's face was still pale with her eyes shut tight and her lips turned blue. There was no sign of her waking up.
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