Chapter 8

Alaine stared at Tracy, thinking her daughter’s laugh was so pleasing to the ears, but something felt uneasy.

“What? The Grants heiress needs to ask her husband for permission? Are you the company’s CEO or is he? No, sorry, aren’t you the Grant’s daughter? So your words carry more weight than his, right?” Tracy asked, causing Alaine to panic.

“You just claim that you need to ask your husband for his decision; if he refuses, you will claim that it wasn’t that you didn’t do it, but he did? I am so sure that you sure how he favors Eve more than he favors me, right?”

Tracy looked at her mother with indifference, her heart already gone cold with everything that happened. Well, she went back to being the indifferent Tracy who had just walked into the Grants' mansion after being reborn.

“Anyways, Miss Grant, if you don’t want to acknowledge me, just say so; please stop wasting my time. I need to go look for a cheap house to live in,” Tracy added, but Alaine understood those unsaid words.

She, Alaine’s daughter, didn’t even have enough money to buy a house, while Eve’s savings could buy up to three houses and different cars.

The mere thought made Alaine displeased; a wave of disgust and hatred flashed in her eyes. With the phone in her left hand, she unlocked it, searched for her assistant's number, and dialed it.

“Miss Grant, please let me go,” Tracy said as she had been looking around, so she didn’t see Alaine’s actions. Her left arm was still held by the woman, and as each second passed, she was on the edge of losing her patience.

Alaine opened her mouth to reply to her, but a voice came on the other side.

“Leah, can you tell the PR to release a statement? My biological daughter is back, and her identity should be revealed to the public; her name is Tracy Grant. Also, announce that Eve has nothing to do with the Grants, not even adopted,” she said, stunning Tracy, who immediately turned to look at her.

The person on the other side was also stunned by her boss’s words. “Madam, are you sure?” she asked in a low, unsure tone. They all knew how the woman adored Eve; she found it hard to believe her words.

“Yes, I pampered and gave her my all cause I thought she was my daughter. Now that I know the harsh truth, why should I continue pampering an imposter? Won’t I be hurting my daughter’s feelings?” Alaine asked; Leah sighed. She had to admit that what she had said was the truth.

If such a thing had happened to her also, she would have done the same.

Alaine’s eyes were dark as she looked at the passing cars in a daze. She was struggling to make a decision; she had gifted Eve a lot of properties in the past, and she didn’t know whether to take them back and give them to Tracy. But she was afraid of what people would say about that.

After a while, she shook her head. “Why should I give my daughter something that belonged to someone else and had been used?” she asked herself.

“Leah, hurry up. I want the statement to be released in five minutes,” she said.

“Okay, boss,” Leah replied as she hurriedly stood up.

The people around her had heard their boss’s words. They had long known that Eve wasn’t their boss’s daughter, as they had been tasked to investigate the truth. They were happy for her, as she always treated them well. At the same time, they were happy with the decision their boss made, as Eve won’t be ordering them around.

“Do you think that the new young miss is just like that girl?” someone said out loud after Leah left.

“I hope not. However, with how kind Madam is, I have a feeling that the new young lady inherited her mother’s character. We will just see,” another said.

However, just as someone was about to say something, they were interrupted by a call. “Madam is calling,” he said, then accepted the call.

“Madam,” he said respectfully.

“Steve, can you please arrange for a banquet this weekend? A welcome back party for my daughter; everyone should meet her,” Alaine said, stunning the person. The people in the room exchanged glances.

Tracy stared at her mother, then at the wounds in her arms and sighed helplessly. “Next weekend,” she said, causing Alaine to look at her.

“What?” she asked, not understanding what she was saying.

“The next weekend. Something rushed is always not sweet. Also, if the party is this weekend, they will have to work night shifts.” Tracy looked at Alaine before looking around.

“They will release the extra shifts bonus. They surely can,” Alaine said, causing Tracy to shake her head.

“I know. However, just like you want to spend time with your family, they also want to. They should go home early, spend time with their family, and have enough rest so that they would be able to work the following day perfectly. Also, as I said, something sweet is never rushed. If they prepare in a week, it will just seem more normal, nothing pleasing. I want the perfect party, if it is really mine. " Eye-catching, so it will be the talk of town for more than a month,” Tracy said, then stared at her mother. “Do you have any issue with that?”

The secretaries were stunned when they heard her words. Some even had tears in their eyes; they had never been grateful as they currently were. Working in a high company demanded time; sometimes they only went home late at night. They couldn’t spend time with their children, but now?

Alaine stared at her daughter, different thoughts crossing her mind.  At this moment, she truly accepted that Tracy was really different from Eve, who only cared about herself.