It was Monday, the day Mark started work at Carrington Group.Early in the morning, Agatha pulled him aside and said in concern, "I'm still worried. Why don't you let me come with you—""No need." Mark smiled and declined. "No one in Carrington Group has their elderly dropping them off at work.""You can't think of it that way." Agatha furrowed her brows."I've been in touch with all those people recently. I can see that they're quite prejudiced against you. They aren't willing to support you at all. I'm just afraid that you'll be bullied at the company."I mean, Carrington Group belongs to this family. It's pointless, even if they don't support you. I'm just—""Great-Grandma, I know you're worried, but this isn't the right time." Mark placed his hand on Agatha's shoulder and gently consoled her. "I'm not a coward. I won't be easily bullied.""But…" Agatha hesitated for a while before sighing. "Alright then. I'll trust you, but you can't make me wait too long.""Alright." Mark
"You!" Otto was furious. As he was about to pounce on Mark once more, Zac appeared at the door and said, "Mr. Carrington, Mr. Montgomery is looking for you.""Okay," Otto replied through gritted teeth.Before he left, he looked at Mark intently and tugged on his tie in annoyance.Zac found it odd. Otto usually looked gentle and composed. He would never lose his cool like that.Seeing Otto leave, Zac quickly caught up with him. "Mr. Carrington, what happened just now?""Nothing." Otto entered the elevator. He suppressed the anger in his heart and soon collected himself.He asked casually, "Why is Bartholomew looking for me?""He didn't say, but I'm guessing it has to do with the new vice president." Zac looked at Otto and asked tentatively, "Mr. Carrington, is the vice president really your long-lost cousin? I hear that he's a cripple. He even wants to—""Why are you telling me about the gossip in the company?" Otto asked warningly. Zac immediately lowered his head. "I'm sor
The meeting was held at Carrington Group the next morning. At that moment, the meeting room was bustling with discussion.The second Mark stepped through the door, the discussion stopped. He calmly walked to his seat as everyone watched.Even though he could clearly sense all of them looking at his limp, he still took every step calmly, as if it did not bother him.When he took his seat, Otto and the other senior members walked into the meeting room.Everyone immediately looked at them with respect.Otto stood by the main seat. He glanced at Mark before saying, "Before the meeting starts, I would like to welcome the new vice president, Mark Miller. Let's give him a round of applause."Otto started applauding, yet Mark didn't even stand up to show him any respect at all.The applause started to sound hesitant. Everyone looked at him suspiciously.How arrogant was the new vice president? He was deliberately disrespecting Otto right in front of everyone.Otto furrowed his brows a
The sound of high heels clicking on the floor seemed powerful.Yvonne walked ahead with Stephen behind her.She looked stunning, while he looked regal. The sudden appearance of outsiders naturally attracted everyone's attention.Yvonne walked over to Otto and took off her sunglasses. "I'm sorry for the intrusion. I hope you don't mind.""Y-You…" Someone recognized Yvonne. "You're Ms. Miller of Miller Jewels!""Yes, I'm Yvonne Miller." Yvonne's red lips curled into a smile. "I’m also the only Principal of Emerald Group. I'm sure I don't need to introduce all the businesses in my hand to all of you, right?"Everyone shook their heads. They didn't need the Principal of Emerald Group to introduce Emerald Group to them.As things stood, Emerald Group was an internationally renowned company. Every conglomerate wanted to work with them.However, rumor had it that the person behind Emerald Group was the CEO of Anderson Group. Since when did it become Yvonne Miller of Miller Jewels?So
A video footage was playing on Yvonne's phone. It showed a middle-aged man hugging a little child, who was smiling brightly.The child looked at the camera and asked, "Grandpa, I'm home! When are you coming back?"Tears welled up in Bartholomew's eyes. His grandson, Georgie Montgomery, had returned home safely!Everyone found it odd to see Bartholomew trembling. It was just a video of Georgie. Why was he so moved?Bartholomew realized he had lost his composure. He wiped his tears away and looked at Yvonne gratefully. "H-How did you know?"Yvonne smiled. "Your grandson was being a little naughty. I got someone to take him home."Bartholomew understood right away. He smiled through his tears. "T-Thank you, Ms. Miller!"Then, he slowly sat back in his seat. He no longer stopped anyone from supporting Otto. All he could think of was quickly heading home to hug Georgie.Only Mark knew what that video meant.His gaze darkened. He cursed inwardly. Cory had screwed things up again!
After sending Bartholomew off, Otto turned to Yvonne and thanked her seriously, "Thank you.""You should thank Calbert too. He was the one who found out about Mark meeting Cory. He also found out about Cory's men's whereabouts, which is the only reason why we could rescue Georgie."Otto shook his head. "No. Thanks for being cautious too. You were on guard against Mark, so you were able to stop worse things from happening."Ms. Miller, I finally understand what you said. I can't go up against Mark alone. That's the reality." Otto smiled self-deprecatingly. "I was too arrogant. If it hadn't been for all of you, something terrible might have happened."Bartholomew openly supporting Mark during the meeting was a small matter. If anything had really happened to Georgie, Otto would have felt extremely guilty."You only realized this now—" Stephen had just opened his mouth when he received a warning glare from Yvonne.He gave her a side glance, clearly unhappy about it. Yvonne could
At Carrington Mansion, Agatha was infuriated when she heard about what had happened during the meeting that morning. She slammed the table hard.Andrew jumped in fright. He said timidly, "Grandma, calm down.""How could I calm down? She interfered with Carrington Group! If this goes on, she'll be the one calling the shots from now on!"Agatha was anxious. She suddenly started coughing.Heidi quickly helped by patting her on the back. "Grandma, don't get so worked up. The doctor just saw you yesterday. He reminded you to control your temper—""I don't need you to remind me!" Agatha had nowhere to release her anger, so she let it out on them."I don't believe those people can stop me from helping Mark become the heir! I dare them to piss me off to death! See how they answer my husband then!""Grandma…" Heidi looked concerned. "If you really wreck your health, you'll just be falling into Edith and Otto's trap, right? In the end, they were the ones who brought Yvonne here. "Think
"Actually, I don't blame Yvonne at all." Mark said slowly, "Emerald Group is an organization that values profit. Everyone is in it for themselves. Doing whatever it takes, by any means necessary, is common there."I knew a long time ago that Yvonne was a really ambitious woman. She had always wanted to take over the entire Emerald Group."Mark smiled. "She is indeed smart and capable. She became a Principal at a very young age. Technically speaking, it was Leonard and Claude who gave her the opportunity, but…"He sighed. "One of them is now dead, and the other is gravely injured. I don't know if they ever regretted letting Yvonne become the Principal.""This is absurd!" Agatha's eyes widened. "How could Yvonne be so cruel?""In Emerald Group, the winner takes it all. No one can blame anyone else but themselves for not being strong enough."Agatha pondered for a while before looking at Mark's leg. "Is your leg also because of…"Mark said nothing.Agatha was so furious that she