Gladys had been out all day and missed the news. She was unaware of the Celestial Group chairman's press conference, the cancellation of Celestial Group's partnership with Eternality, and Thea's leverage of her return to the family to secure a ten percent share transfer from Lex. She froze at Thea's words.

"Transfer letter for ten percent of the shares? What shares?"

Gladys stared blankly at the document Thea offered.

"Mom, Grandpa wrote this transfer contract," Thea said. "He signed it himself. If Dad signs it too, ten percent of the family's shares will be his."

Gladys snatched the file and carefully read it. She cheered, hugging and kissing the contract.

"Haha! It's real!" she squealed. "It's an actual transfer contract! We finally have ten percent of the shares! The old man finally came to his senses!"

"Let me see that, Mom," David said incredulously.

Lex held most of the family's shares; other family members had some, but Gladys's immediate family had none. She happily passed the file to David.

"Didn't you always want a new car, Davie? Let's get you a brand new one tomorrow! It'll be far more presentable. You'll be the envy of the road!"

David read the contract, his face brightening. He turned to Gladys.

"Mom, even ten percent of the shares gets us a considerable amount of money in future bonuses! I'm planning to have a kid, but our city apartment is too small. Get Dad to transfer five percent of his share, Mom! I want a new house!"

"There's no rush! Whatever your father has will be yours one day!"

"Mom, I've got my eye on a dress, but it costs tens of thousands of dollars," Alyssa said petulantly, tugging Gladys's arm. "Our wedding anniversary is in a month, and I plan on getting a decent dress for once."

"Yes, of course! We'll get you that dress!" Gladys was elated. She finally owned some of Eternality's shares after years of being excluded.

Thea was happy to see her mother's joy. She hugged James's arm, beaming at him gratefully. However, James noticed Gladys hadn't acknowledged Thea after taking the contract.

Something prompted him to speak.

"Mom, Thea is the one who got the contract for Dad."

"Trust you to ruin the mood," Gladys snapped, her expression souring. She crossed her arms. "You're a mere servant we brought into our household. You don't get a say in anything. Also, I raised her for twenty years. Isn't this what she's supposed to do?"

"I'm sorry, Mom," Thea said quickly, seeing Gladys's annoyance. "James didn't mean that. This is indeed what I'm supposed to do."

"Whatever. Come in," Gladys said, entering the house, unwilling to argue while in a good mood.

Thea smiled, pleased with her mother's approval. James, however, felt helpless. Thea was too soft on them, too desperate for their approval. But he also saw the years of pain and resentment she'd endured.

They discussed the contract. Gladys called Benjamin home to sign it. Upon learning Thea had secured ten percent of the family business's shares for him, he was shocked.

"T-Thea," he said. "Is this true?"

Thea nodded. "It's true, Dad. Grandpa allowed me to return to the family, too."

"Haha! This is amazing" Benjamin laughed.

"Don't be too happy," Gladys interrupted, ruining the mood. "You're not the one who earned this. You've been useless your entire life, and you always will be. If it weren't for Thea, you'd never amount to anything in this family!"

Benjamin hung his head, unable to respond. The dampened mood was short-lived.

With the transfer contract secured, the family planned a celebratory dinner at a nice restaurant. While not rich, Benjamin's high salary as the company manager allowed him to take out a loan of over $300,000 for a Honda. David also had a car, a $200,000 wedding gift. David and Alyssa left in their car; James and Thea rode with Benjamin. The family drove downtown to a high-end restaurant.

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