“Happy New Year, Daddy, Mommy!”When they opened the room door, the four children gave their New Year wishes at the same time.Adina’s mood became brighter. She handed out four small gifts that she had hidden behind her. “Happy New Year to you too. May you grow up healthily.”“Thank you for the gift, Mommy!”The kids took the gifts and appeared ecstatic.Duke walked over, and he sounded bright and happy as well. “You’re already five years old, so I prepared some gifts for you.”He handed them four documents, which he took out from the drawer.Harold was the first to jump up excitedly. “Wow, Daddy! You’re finally letting me manage a company!”George had been working on the family business since he was three, and Harold had been longing for it too. Now, he could finally have his own company.“What about you, Mel? What’s your gift?” Harold leaned over. “Wow, it’s a piano shop. Daddy’s so generous to you!”He then looked at George and Alden’s gifts again. Each of them received a
He dragged Mandy out by force.When she got outside, she swung Beale’s hand away. “The young ones insulted your wife, but you didn’t defend me!”“Didn’t that happen because you tried to make a fuss?” Beale said helplessly. “Could Adina, the daughter-in-law, decide on sending Mabel abroad? It was obviously Duke’s order. You’re an outsider. Why do you bother so much?”“An outsider? Why am I an outsider?” Mandy said angrily. “I’m Duke’s aunt!”“And I’m his uncle!” Beale replied coldly. “That’s enough. Let’s go home and stop interfering with their family matters!”The car door was pulled open, and Beale got in. Mandy snorted and could only leave together with him.A while later, Duke drove his car out as well.Adina was sitting in the passenger seat while gently applying her dusty rose lipstick.“Do you really not want me to accompany you?” Duke held the steering wheel and asked.Adina pursed her red lips. “There’s no need. I can handle such a trivial matter. You can hang out in W
How could a girl in her early twenties stand against the whole company?Zhenny had even managed to suppress Dillon and Daniel, two well-known members of the Jones family.Mr. Jones had helped Daniel openly and secretly, yet he could not salvage something that was predestined.It looked like Jones Corporation would really go to Jasmine.She was also a member of the Jones family. However, her true family name was Yackley, and she was still a descendant of the Yackley family.After Evren married Zhenny, he engaged in a lot of affairs outside, so the Jones family and Yackley family ended up falling out.If a member of the Yackley family became the head of the Jones family, the Yackley family might laugh at the Jones family behind their backs.Mr. Jones sighed deeply.He bet and paid, but since things had progressed to such a point, he was left with no choice.Just as he raised his hand to gesture for the meeting to start, the meeting room door was opened.“I heard a lot of noise
They just changed the plan slightly and increased the investment a little. The A-level project had instantly become an S-level project.No wonder Winters Corporation was willing to invest.Clap!Mr. Jones took the lead, and the others in the meeting room also clapped along.“Daniel, you’ve matured.”Mr. Jones was incredibly pleased.He had always felt that this grandson was not very capable and that he would not be able to help him rise in the ranks.Today, he finally realized that his grandson was not that bad. Daniel was just in his early twenties, yet he could get things done so beautifully.However, Mr. Jones’ relief did not last even a minute before he became gloomy again.Even though his grandson was outstanding, Jones Corporation would be handed over to someone else.When Jasmine saw Mr. Jones’ gloomy expression, her breathing became slightly uneven.She was also a child of the Jones family. Why could she not become the heir of Jones Corporation? She had to impress he
“On the evening of February 7th, a third-party survey re-estimated the oil field, and its reserves were at least one-half less than disclosed…” Everyone slowly heard Daniel’s voice in the meeting room.Zhenny immediately stood up. “Nonsense! Someone fabricated this fake news. You dare bring it to the executive meeting of Jones Corporation to embarrass us! Daniel, stop reading!”“Since it’s fake news, why are you so agitated, Aunt Zhenny?” Adina remained calm and relaxed. “Daniel, continue. Let everyone know about the interesting things that have happened to Jones Corporation’s oil in the past month.”Zhenny slowly clenched her fists.Meanwhile, Jasmine’s complexion gradually turned pale.She was in charge of the project, so she knew better than anyone what had happened in the past month.However, did her mom not say that she had taken care of it with money? How did this news travel to Adina?If Daniel read the news out, she might not be able to keep the position of heir, which
Zhenny slammed the table and stood up. Her expression was full of anger.“The evidence is here, Aunt Zhenny. Are you still accusing me of talking nonsense?” Adina stood up as well.She might have been petite, but her aura was extremely powerful.She then chuckled and said, “Aunt Zhenny, you really did everything in your power to make Jasmine the heir of Jones Corporation. First of all, you gathered all of the company’s resources and allocated them to Jasmine so that Daniel wouldn’t even think about fighting back. Second of all, you claimed ownership of the petrochemical project first and got everyone in the company to develop it. That way, Jasmine’s chances of securing the heir position were almost overwhelming.“However, the resort project unexpectedly had a new breakthrough. Even so, that breakthrough was useless because it was still incomparable to such a heavy industry. At the same time, something went wrong with your project.” Adina tucked her hair behind her ear and went on.
Even at its lowest point, Jones Corporation never resorted to any dirty tricks.Sadly, the succession contest had ruined Jones Corporation’s noble standing.“The current CEO of Jones Corporation disregards the company’s reputation for her own desires and ignores the employees’ safety. Now…” Mr. Jones softly said, “Now, Zhenny Jones will be removed from the position of Jones Corporation CEO, and Dillon Jones will be the interim CEO for the time being. Meanwhile, the next heir of Jones Corporation will be Adina Daugherty.” “Grandpa, Daniel is the person in charge of the resort project. Please let him be the heir.” When Adina noticed that Daniel and Dillon were about to oppose, she smiled faintly. “I’m busy taking care of my family now, so I really don’t have the time to manage such a huge company. Daniel, if there’s anything you don’t understand, you can just come to me. All the best.”Daniel began to look conflicted. “Addy…” “You don’t have to thank me. I’ll take my leave first
There were some things that only she could figure out for herself.“Uncle Dillon, Grandpa, you’re going too far!” Jasmine gritted her teeth angrily. “My mom has done her best and worked so hard for Jones Corporation. She has paid her dues and sacrificed so much, yet you just dismissed her like that. Have you ever respected her hard work all these years? Just because my mother is a woman and my family name isn’t Jones, all of you discriminate against us.”Dillon appeared disappointed.“Jas, I better send you abroad for further studies for a few years. Once you’ve gained some experience, you’ll understand why this happened today,” Mr. Jones said indifferently.Jasmine expressed her dissatisfaction in the meeting room, while Zhenny stormed out of the meeting room and stopped Adina in front of the elevator.Ding-dong!The elevator stopped. Just as Adina was about to walk in, Zhenny stopped her and coldly said, “Let’s talk.”Adina stopped walking and turned sideways in a relaxed mann