The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 383

Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Chase Jennings Trembling in Pain

Chase couldn’t help but glance at the old matriarch, and even Donovan threw her a meaningful look.

It wasn’t surprising that everyone was shocked, considering how the matriarch’s attitude toward Scarlett had been blatantly obvious before this.

The only one at the table not showing any surprise was Old Sir Jiang. When he made the decision, he clearly hadn’t discussed it with the matriarch, but he knew well enough she wouldn’t object.

The matriarch, feeling irked by everyone’s stares, spoke up,

"What, is it so strange I agreed? I may be old, but I can still tell right from wrong!"

This time, since the credit was all Scarlett’s, she wasn’t really about to ignore it completely. Just a few shares—it wasn’t a big deal, and if she wanted to give them away, she would.

Scarlett, of course, wasn’t going to reject someone offering her money. She smiled faintly and accepted it.

"Thank you, Grandpa."

The matriarch: ...

Clearly, half of it came from her. Why not thank her? Was the girl intentionally being difficult?

Not even 2% of the shares could buy her a "Thank you, Grandma."

The matriarch was sulking.

Old Sir Jiang’s kindly smile widened at Scarlett’s gratitude, and he turned to the matriarch, saying, "Shares are one thing, but the five million? You still need to give that to the child separately."

The matriarch: ...

"I got it."

Clearly annoyed, she begrudgingly agreed, but when she noticed Scarlett wasn’t going to add anything more, she huffed in frustration and fell silent.

Chase, watching from his seat, hesitated for a long while before finally gritting his teeth and making his decision.

"Grandpa’s right. This time it’s all thanks to Scarlett. I... I’ll give her 0.5% of my shares from my portion as well!"

Chase’s main motive was to make a statement in front of the others. After all, he had recently gone overboard with his antics for Azura. He needed to repair his image now somehow.

Another reason was to use this financial pain as a lesson for himself.

To remind himself that in the future, he must never let a woman cloud his judgment again.

If the matriarch’s gesture had been surprising, Chase’s voluntary offer of shares outright stunned everyone.

Even Lucas almost blurted out, wondering if his brother and grandmother had spent too much time stuck in that doll and become fools.

Truthfully, everyone else there felt more or less the same way.

Especially Blaise and his wife.

This just didn’t seem like something their son would do, particularly giving shares to Scarlett, who he openly disliked.

Wasn’t he the one who had spent money hiring people to defame Scarlett not long ago?

But Donovan, after a slight raise of his brows, suddenly smiled and spoke up.

"Chase’s actions are commendable, but don’t you think 0.5% is a bit stingy? Why not match Grandpa and Grandma with 2%?"

Donovan’s smile was charming, and his warm tone nearly made Chase want to cough up blood.

How many shares did he even have in total?!

The 0.5% he already offered was enough to make him feel like crying, and now Brother Donovan was kicking him when he was down!

By comparison, Scarlett asking for eight million actually seemed kind.

Not just Chase—Blaise and his wife also felt pained by these words. After all, any shares they gave away would no longer count as part of their family’s portion.

Afraid Old Sir Jiang might really agree with Donovan’s suggestion to have Chase offer 2%, Blaise hurriedly spoke up,

"Donovan makes a good point, but Chase is still just the younger generation. He can’t exactly measure up to us elders. Let’s make it 1%."

Spit.

If the setting weren’t inappropriate, Chase would’ve outright performed a dramatic blood spitting act for everyone.

Dad!

You really are my biological father, huh!

With one sentence, you just gave away 1% of my shares!

This time, Chase really was trembling with anguish over the loss.

But since his father had already spoken, he couldn’t just publicly contradict him and slap his own parent’s face.

Watching Chase’s painful expression as he grudgingly accepted fate, Donovan’s smile grew even more genuine. He turned to Scarlett and added,