Life After Prison

Stanley had to put in a mountainous effort to snatch the position of general manager from Diane a few years ago, and even then, his efforts were in large part bolstered by the incident involving Diane.

Business was not very smooth during his first few years after taking over the Shanahan family company, but it was still making money due to the perfect system that Diane implemented. In the past two years, however, his incompetence was gradually emerging. That, as well as inferior hiring practices, led the company to suffer losses in the past two years.

Should Diane return and Catherine ask her to help out at the company, the problems plaguing the company would certainly come to light. By then, it might not be possible to hide certain things. from the old lady, and Stanley would stand to lose his position. Therefore, Diane’s arrogance was exactly what he wanted.

When William heard Stanley say that about his daughter, his face soured and he remarked, “My daughter doesn’t have it so rough now, Stanley. The villa she lives in right now is much more. upscale than ours. The townhouse villas we own cost about seven to eight hundred thousand, while she’s staying in a huge detached villa!”

“How is that even possible? You’re just bragging, aren’t you, Uncle William?” Stanley asked with a smirk.

“Are you telling the truth, William? Does Severin have the money to buy a villa?” Catherine frowned and asked when she heard that.

In response, William said, “Severin didn’t buy it. Mister Henry gave him that villa, and it’s located at the Dragon Lake Vista!”

“D–D–Dragon…Lake…Vista?” Catherine heard that it was the Dragon Lake Vista villa area and

gasped at once. “The villas there aren’t cheap, and yet Mister Henry is more than willing to gift that sort of place to Severin. This means there’s more to their relationship than it appears at first sight!”

“That can’t be. One unit there costs upward of ten million! What sort of relationship does Severin have with Mister Henry?” Stanley was just as shocked.

Everyone had been thinking of letting Diane marry Edward so that it could be possible to leverage their relationship with the Horsfields. Any cooperation would then be very beneficial to the Shanahans in the future. However, it would be even better if they could rely on Severin to win over the Longhorn family. After all, the Horsfields were only a second–tier family, while the Longhorns were a first–tier family.

Felicia then smiled. “Severin isn’t that incompetent. He has superb medical abilities, and he saved Mister Henry’s life when the latter’s illness acted up that day. Mister Henry considered it a life- saving act. Now, we all know who Mister Henry is, don’t we? His life is precious, and to show his gratitude, he treated Severin to a meal and gave Severin that villa as a present!”

“I see. It’s a token of appreciation for saving his life!” After hearing that, Catherine nodded and pondered over it for a moment before saying again, “Although Mister Henry has given the villa to NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

Severin as a thank–you gift for saving his life and doesn’t owe Severin anything anymore, there’s still a chance for us to get in on the project forward if Severin puts in a good word for us!”

That project was one that the Shanahans have coveted for a long time but were as yet unable to make a breakthrough. The reason was that the Shanahans‘ company had not made good progress in the past two years, coupled with the lack of any connection with the Longhorns. It was something that became a perpetual headache for the old lady.

Once the right to get a quota of the project was obtained, they would stand to gain a long–term benefit. Everyone was optimistic about that project because it might one day be in line with international standards in the future.

When Stanley saw his grandmother’s hesitation, he panicked and immediately said, “Grandma, are you going to apologize to her even though she has that sort of attitude? You’re our elder, and she’s much younger than you. More importantly, she was the one who committed a mistake back then. How could you even think of lowering yourself to apologize to her?”