The room instantly plunged into silence.Gerald walked in with the light at his back. He had the bearing of a natural leader as he regarded everything before him.Everyone was stunned as a vague sense of fear overcame them.Gerald… It was truly the formidable man who was in charge of the Howard family! The important people here did not even have the chance to meet him most of the time. But now, he had actually come to Myers Corporation of his own accord?Madam Myers was the first to react. She stood up and gave her seat to Gerald. Sycophantically, she said, “Mr. Gerald, please have a seat! It’s our mistake that we didn’t know you were coming. Please forgive us!”Gerald sat down carelessly. He had taken the seat that belonged to the person with the highest status at Myers Corporation. Yet, no one found anything wrong with this.He was born to be at the top, after all.Linda immediately decided to lick Gerald’s boots. She said enthusiastically, “Mr. Gerald, I wonder why you’ve sud
The meeting room fell into a dead silence as the shareholders and top executives exchanged looks. None of them knew what to say.There was nothing untrue about what North was saying. All that about stealing someone else’s man, driving the first wife and her daughter to extremes…Linda suddenly covered her mouth and let out an aggrieved cry. “North! Is that what you really think? It’s true when they say it’s difficult to be a stepmother. I’ve always done things for your own good, but you think that I’ve been setting you up. Oh, what have I done wrong?!”Melinda was also still crying. She made it seem as though she was the most innocent and helpless person there. “North, don’t do this. I know that you feel resentful, but you won’t be able to marry into another good family if you don’t marry Mr. Pierce. I’m just being considerate of you…”North said mockingly, “If you’re being considerate of me, then don’t steal my man. You took my fiance from me. Don’t you think it’s a little too l
Gerald’s statement was met only with silence.“Did it ever occur to you that I’m that ‘disgraceful’ husband of North’s?” he had said.Terror gripped Henry, and he could only instinctively turn around…He had complimented Melinda and Eiger on being a perfect couple countless times to force North out of the situation.Yet, as North and Gerald stood together now… He really could not keep going down this line of thought!Madam Myers could only deny it. “That’s not possible!”North blinked and suddenly turned toward Gerald.She had never expected that Gerald would show up or that he would announce their marital status out of nowhere.Madam Myers’ mind was a complete mess. She could not help but overlook what Gerald had said. She could simply not accept that…However, right then, Connor stepped forward from a corner. He destroyed Madam Myers’ assumptions. “Why can’t it be possible? Don’t rush to deny it just yet, Madam Myers. I would like to ask you something. What are your intentio
Melinda was ready to faint. Her tears did not stop falling.Gerald was unbothered as he said, “I thought that I would help the Myers family for your sake, but now I think I’m not worthy to.”Help the Myers family…Henry suddenly realized how much he had inadvertently missed out on!If Gerald helped them, Myers Corporation would not even have to care about those losses!The expressions of the shareholders turned stricken. They looked at Linda and Melinda in displeasure.It was all the fault of these two women and their cunning natures. If it wasn’t for them, Myers Corporation would never have to worry about not having funds. After all, they would be involved with the formidable Deep Pool Corporation!North nodded and suddenly glanced at Sheldon. “I’ll ask Colt later about Mr. Pierce’s background to find out why he has to marry your wife. I wonder if he looks down on you or Deep Pool Corporation?”The Pierce family was horrified. They had lost the haughtiness of before and became
There had never been any issues with the perfume business. Why was it suddenly being shut down now?!And the timing was so precise… Could it be that Gerald had done something…?The shareholders all looked frightened. “Mr. Henry, what in the world is the meaning of this?!”Henry was stunned as well. He suddenly thought of something and quickly looked up. “Mr. Gerald, y-you…”Gerald chuckled lightly. “Mr. Henry, I told you that I only want the truth.”He looked up and said calmly, “This is the punishment for lying.” Everyone became terrified at that.The punishment for lying…Henry staggered backward. His face was deathly pale. He… He had indeed lied. But Gerald had not given him a chance to explain before he had their perfume business shut down!This was akin to cutting off Myers Corporation’s arm!Henry once again felt how formidable Gerald was. He instinctively turned toward Linda.Linda’s expression was stiff, and a teardrop hung unmoving on her face. She looked very awkw
Madam Myers immediately spoke up. “The Pierce family is spouting nonsense. They were the ones who tricked…”Before she could finish speaking, Henry’s phone rang again.The noise was like a death knell, and it scared Henry so much that he shuddered.Connor said with a grin, “Madam Myers, if you don’t tell the truth soon, I’m not sure the Myers family has enough assets for Mr. Gerald to shut down or acquire.”Madam Myers had never had someone go against her before. Now that someone younger than her was threatening her, her whole body shook at the insult. “Yes… We tricked North into coming here today. But we never had the intention for Mr. Pierce to torment her! We were only afraid that she would not find a good husband…”Henry’s phone had not stopped ringing. Still, the phone of one of the shareholders started ringing as well. Madam Myers’ expression was vicious. “Mr. Gerald! Mr. Gerald! You can’t do this! North, I’m your grandmother. Are you trying to kill me?!”North was unbo
“Madam Myers, do you want to ruin Myers Corporation for Melinda? All of us had a hand in developing it, not just you!” a shareholder yelled.“That’s right!” another shouted. “You may have gone blind as you aged, but we haven’t! We all know the truth! It’s obvious that Melinda wanted North dead! How can you still be defending her?!”“Is that b*stard granddaughter of yours the only thing that matters to you? Do you think it’s fine if the rest of us go down with Myers Corporation?!” “As expected of a b*stard. She sure has a lot of tricks up her sleeve. Not only did she steal North’s fiance, but she wants her dead too!”Although the shareholders did not own that many shares, their money was on the line.Any of Myers Corporation’s supply chains collapsing was considered a fatal blow to them.Since it was Melinda’s lies and secrecy that turned all of that to dust, how could they not be enraged?The crowd had gone mad and were practically frothing at the mouth. “Admit it, Melinda My
“No, Henry! You can’t! What about Melinda?” Linda threw herself onto him in a panicked state. “She’s your favorite daughter, you can’t give up on her!”Melinda was crying so hard that her tears had almost run dry. She could not believe it. How did things end up like this?She had lost her shares and her succession rights, and the shareholders were all cursing her name… this was supposed to be the day North Myers died. Why was she the one who ended up losing it all?!When Melinda looked into North’s eyes, indignation and anger rose within her. Everything went black and just like that, she passed out.“Melinda! Melinda!” Linda crawled to Melinda’s side, crying. “Save our daughter, Henry… ”However, Henry had no time to waste on them. Fearfully, he asked, “Are my arrangements good enough for you, Mr. Gerald?”Gerald replied casually, “For North’s sake, I can drop the issue with Myers Corporation. However, I hope you understand that a b*stard daughter is a b*stard daughter, Mr. Henry