0030##Chapter 30

##"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now."

Janice held Emma's hand as they walked past Richard and Harvard pridefully. It made Richard so angry that he trembled.

He had lived his entire life proudly. When had he ever been humiliated?

Two of them then got into the car.

Emma carefully stored the contract before she drove the car and left.

On the way, she asked, "Cillian said someone submitted a proposal to him in advance. Was it you?"

Janice nodded. "It was me."

"I knew it. Otherwise, it would've been impossible for things to go so smoothly. How did you do it?"

"It's actually all a coincidence. An old comrade of mine is working in the Urban Construction Bureau now. When we chatted earlier, the reconstruction came up, so I asked someone to make a proposal and submit it to him. Then, I asked him to pass it to Mr. Wall. Who would have known that Mr. Wall was very satisfied as soon as he read it? Hence, he made the decision. At that time, I submitted it under your name, and that's what led to the incident today."

His explanation was ridiculous, but he could somehow justify it.

Emma did not look into it either.

After she remained silent for a while, she said, "You did it for my own good, but this has made Grandpa upset. Janice, if it's okay, I feel like it would be better to hand this project over to the main company.

"After all, this is my grandfather we're talking about. I don't want my family to be in dispute. Besides, my subsidiary company is too lousy. I can't handle such a big project. For both our company and family, it would be more suitable to let the main company handle it."

Janice smiled faintly as she looked at Emma. "You can decide. You don't have to tell me this. I just helped you to fight for the benefits, but it's your business how you want to distribute them."

Emma felt warm inside. Her words delighted and touched her.

"Thank you, Janice."

Janice smiled. "Despite how your grandfather treats you, you still repay her 'favor' with goodwill. You're so kind."

"We're a family. Also, isn't it nice to be kind?"

"Kind people always get bullied."

"I'm not afraid." Emma glanced at Janice. "You said that you would protect me from being bullied. So, I can be kind as much as possible, and you'll be here to protect me."

When Janice heard this, she could not help but laugh.

It was the first time that she had laughed so happily.

A while later, both of them returned home. Felicia and Johnson had heard the news a long time ago. They knew that their daughter had signed the contract, and they were ecstatic.

As soon as they saw Emma and Janice, they quickly pulled Emma over and kept questioning her excitedly. They ignored Janice, and their attitude toward her became even colder. They even despised her.

When Emma saw this, she felt a little sad.

It was all because of Janice, but she was the one who got complimented instead of Janice. It was not fair.

"Dad, Mom, actually this—"

Janice coughed. "Actually, Emma planned this a long time ago. She just wanted to give you a surprise."

She gestured at Emma, telling her not to expose the truth. Then, she silently walked into the kitchen and prepared dinner.

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On the other side, after Richard went back to the company, he walked into his office straight away. He was so angry that he took a cup from the table and threw it onto the floor.