"Get out of here!" Granny Sampton practically roared, "Why are you still standing here? Are you not satisfied with angering your grandpa to death? Do you want to anger me, your grandma, to death too?"
After shouting, Granny Sampson clung to Bright Sampson and began coughing uncontrollably. The relatives standing nearby saw this and were frightened.
One senior quickly said to Father Sampson, "Canāt you see how upset your mother is? Hurry up and take Julie Sampson away."
"Exactly, she didnāt come earlier, and now she shows up playing innocentāwhatās the point? I feel heartbroken for the Old Sir," someone muttered from the side.
Julie Sampson suddenly fell to her knees in front of Granny Sampson. "Grandma..."
Before she could speak, Granny Sampson turned her head away sharply. "Let me tell you, Iām not dead, so I donāt need you to come to my grave. And even if I were dead, I wouldnāt want someone like you to dirty my grave! I told you to leaveādonāt you understand what Iām saying?"
Granny Sampson raised her voice, almost spiraling into a breakdown as she screamed at Father Sampson, "Take your precious daughter away! I donāt want to see her again!"
Father Sampson, embarrassed by the judgmental stares from the relatives nearby, hurriedly dragged Julie Sampson far away.
"Dad, does grandma really not recognize me anymore?" Julie Sampson sobbed as Father Sampson dragged her to a deserted spot. She clutched her face and cried, "Why canāt grandma treat me a little better? Iām her real granddaughter, but listen to what she saidāshe claimed Jane Sampson is her only granddaughter."
"Enough!" Father Sampson shouted furiously, "Youāre useless and always causing trouble. If youāre stupid, who else can you blame? Your grandpa was angered to death because of you. And look at you now, hiding so well that even the reporters couldnāt find you!"
"Dad, itās not that I didnāt want to visit grandpa. I didnāt have a choiceāIām pregnant. The doctor said I need to be extremely careful during the first three months. Now, no matter where I go, the media reporters are watching me. The moment I show up, theyāll mob me. Iām afraid the baby in my belly might get hurt." Julie Sampson sobbed so hard she could barely breathe, "Dad, if it werenāt for the baby, Iād go to the hospital even if I were barely alive. Grandpa passed awayāI didnāt want it to happen!"
"Pregnant?" Father Sampson was stunned.
But after the shock, his heart filled overwhelmingly with anger.
"How shameless can you be? Itās bad enough you became someoneās mistress, but you went as far as having a bastard child for him?" Father Sampson raised his hand as though to strike Julie Sampson, but she reacted quickly and backed away several steps to dodge him.
"Dad, David Chip already broke off his engagement with Nina Lee. Heās single, and Iām unmarriedāwhy canāt I marry David Chip? Iām pregnant with his child now. Dad, how can you speak about me and my child with such contempt?" Julie Sampson bit her lip, "If I marry David Chip, my child will become the young master of the Chip Family, and Iāll be the lady of the house."
Julie Sampson lowered her voice and said, "Dad, the Chip Familyās Sunny Island Project is about to launch soon. Dad, arenāt you tempted? Donāt you want to take a share? The Chip Family and the Lee Family are completely severed nowāisnāt this the perfect opportunity for our Sampton Family?"
"Dad, stop depending on Jane Sampson. Havenāt you already seen how her attitude toward our family has been over the past year? Someone elseās child will always be someone elseās childāungrateful, disloyal. Instead of relying on the Black Familyās scraps, wouldnāt it be better to stand on our own feet?"
Julie Sampson wiped away her tears and continued persuading him, "Dad, Sunny Island is focusing on the tourism project. These days, besides real estate, what makes the most money?"