NOVEL NEXT Chapter 509 - 504 I Don't Want to Lose Another Nephew_1
Chapter 509: Chapter 504 I Don’t Want to Lose Another Nephew_1
Amanda Leaford lightly coughed a few times.
“Joshua, he is your father after all.”
Joshua Thompson turned his head, but didn’t retort.
Not liking Daniel Thompson is one thing, but of those present, no one truly wished for him to die.
“Brother, I remember you fell seriously ill when you were a child, your health isn’t great even now, perhaps it’s better if another person donates the kidney…” Gillian Thompson spoke, trailing off, her gaze shifted to Molly Walker, “Daddy’s condition is related to a certain someone, after all. Daddy has more than one son, there’s no need for you to donate.”
“Yeah, didn’t you just say you were coming to donate? How come you’re now relying on others? None of the rest of us are as dutiful as you, rushing to donate our organs.” Joshua Thompson smirked wickedly.
Gillian Thompson’s face turned alternatingly pale and flushed.
“Gabriel.” Nicholas Thompson gently patted her shoulder, addressing Damian Thompson, “I will donate the kidney. But I hope Brother will agree to one request of mine.”
Damian Thompson pushed up his glasses, glanced at Gillian Thompson and let out a soft sigh: “Go on.”
“I’m aware Brother is preoccupied with bidding for the A-grade project from Sunnydale City and I firmly believe that none of the others would hold a candle to you. I hope…” Nicholas’s voice faltered, he looked determined, “Brother could relinquish this project.”
The atmosphere became silent as the tomb.
Upon hearing these words, Ethan Hopkins’ eyes brightened noticeably.
Give up the project…
As expected, Nicholas Thompson walks his talk!
Once Damian Thompson acquires and gives up the project to him, the entire Hopkins family would be saved!
Gazing at the bewildered Gillian Thompson by his side, a triumphant smile crept onto Ethan Hopkins face.
He thought that Gillian Thompson was a lost cause, beyond any significant utility. He didn’t expect such a reversal in fortunes.
Who would have guessed that Nicholas Thompson would swap a project for a kidney?
a request like this, Damian Thompson couldn’t refuse surely?
His salvation was at hand, and the entire Hopkins family too!
It hadn’t even occurred to Damian Thompson that Nicholas Thompson might want to take on the A-grade project.
He lightly laughed: “When have you taken such an interest in company matters? If you want this project, you can handle it after the company successfully bids for it.”
Nicholas Thompson shook his head: “I’m not requesting it for myself.”
“Then for whom?”
Nicholas Thompson looked towards Ethan Hopkins.
Following Nicholas’s gaze, Molly Walker, Joshua Thompson and Damian Thompson all turned to look at this less than popular person.
Ethan Hopkins stood straight, smiling somewhat ingratiatingly.
“This project, I hope Brother could give it to Ethan Hopkins, and it would be even better if he could manage it.” Nicholas Thompson spoke straightforwardly.
He had always been willing to donate a kidney to Daniel Thompson, this demand was but an advantageous addition to the situation.
The atmosphere chilled noticeably.
Damian Thompson’s eyes fell on Ethan Hopkins, his tone exceedingly frosty: “You intend to bolster the Hopkins family?”
There had been rumors circulating about the relationship between Ethan Hopkins and Gillian Thompson.
He had always feared that Gillian Thompson’s actions would affect the Thompson Group’s stock rates, which was why the rumor had been suppressed from the beginning.
He knew the kind of person Ethan Hopkins was, and he was fully aware of the state of the Hopkins family.
He thought that at most, Nicholas might have hoped for Gillian’s return to the Thompson family. He had not expected him to advocate aiding the Hopkins family.
Compared to the Thompson Group, whether the Hopkins family could rise to prominence hinged merely on the Thompson Group lending them a hand, there was no need to involve the A-grade project.
By asking for the project, his younger brother was likely attempting to elevate the Hopkins family among the top five families of Sunnydale.
“Yes, I want to boost the Hopkins family.” Nicholas pulled Gillian to stand in front of everyone, “Gabriel is about to marry Ethan Hopkins soon. I hope all her needs would be taken care of for the rest of her life. Gabriel was once one of us, yet she has lost everything she owned. As her brother, I cannot watch her suffer in poverty after marrying into the Hopkins family.”
“With you around, what hardships would she have to bear?” Joshua scoffed, “Nicholas, don’t let others brainwash you. It seems she is not seeking a mere subsistence, but is insatiably greedy.”
“What are you all talking about?” Gillian was completely baffled, “What’s this about an A-grade project, what about insatiable greed…”
Just then, Ethan Hopkins held her hand and squeezed her fingers, fearing she might blurt out something detrimental.
Gillian felt all she wanted to say stuck in her throat.
She glanced at Ethan Hopkins, took a deep breath and eventually held back her complaints.
“You can have the project, but I won’t help the Hopkins family.” Damian’s voice from behind his gold-rimmed glasses carried a hint of indifference, “Brother, we have not sent Gillian to prison, which can be considered as the greatest protection we have given her in this life. If you ask me to lend a hand further… I’m sorry, I’m not that generous.”
What he really meant was he could give up the project but would not help the Hopkins family secure it.
What use would relinquishing the project do, the Hopkins family didn’t currently have any competitive edge.
Ethan Hopkins gritted his teeth, his face turning beet red.
The humiliation he had suffered in recent days all originated from the Thompson family.
He looked at Nicholas Thompson with complex emotions swirling in his eyes.
Now his only hope was Nicholas Thompson.
“I understand, Gabriel made a mistake. All of you not pursuing it is already being kind to her.” Nicholas Thompson forced a bitter smile, “But now, Gabriel… Gabriel is pregnant.” There was a subtle trace of joy on Nicholas’s face, “We’re about to be uncles.”
Molly Walker heard this and her lips thinned.
She glanced at Gillian Thompson’s belly, her face expressionless.
Looking at Nicholas Thompson’s efforts to support his sister again, she felt nothing.
But upon hearing that Gillian Thompson was pregnant, especially the phrase “we are becoming” uncles, it was extremely grating to her ears.
However, in the next second, what Nicholas Thompson said disrupted her state of mind.
“I’ve already lost one nephew, I don’t want to lose any more.” In Nicholas Thompson’s words, there were hints of remorse.
Molly Walker’s heart suddenly grew cold.
The lost nephew…
Must be referring to the baby she lost.
Molly Walker was stupefied, she felt a continuous chill from head to toe.
Before she could react to the situation that had once again touched a painful event in her past, Joshua Thompson had already swung his fist towards Nicholas Thompson’s face.
With a “bang”, Nicholas Thompson fell back onto the ground.
“Brother!” Gillian Thompson cried out in alarm.
“Mr. Thompson!” Ethan Hopkins gasped, he wanted to go forward to help him up, but Damian Thompson blocked his path.
Ethan Hopkins felt a chill in his heart.
Damian Thompson had sanctioned Joshua Thompson’s behavior.
“You have the audacity to mention Ivy’s child!” Joshua Thompson grabbed Nicholas Thompson by the collar, “Ivy’s child is gone and you’re not comforting Ivy, but showing concern for a stranger, Nicholas, have you taken leave of your senses?”
“When Ivy was pregnant, where was this enthusiasm of yours? Has your heart been eaten by a dog?” Joshua Thompson’s eyes were sharp, his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white. He tightly gripped Nicholas Thompson’s collar, his eyes brimming with malicious intent, “Let me tell you, Nicholas, only a child of Ivy’s would be my nephew, any child that others bear, I would regard as…an illegitimate child.”