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
The next day, Agatha went to Carrington Group on her own. She headed straight for Otto's office, ignoring Zac, who was trying to stop her. She opened the door.Otto was talking to a client when their conversation was interrupted.Seeing how angry Agatha looked, Otto apologized to the client and told Zac to take him to a lounge room to wait for a while.Once they left, Agatha knocked on the floor with her walking cane. "You ganged up with outsiders yesterday to go up against your own cousin. Do you know what a terrible thing you've done?""Great-Grandma, you can't put it that way." Otto said calmly, "Ms. Miller and Mr. Anderson came over to talk business. They coincidentally came during the meeting and spoke a few words on my behalf. How could this be going up against—"Agatha laughed furiously. She raised her walking cane and hit Otto. "I'll have to teach you a lesson today. You need to learn the rules of the family!"She was old. The moment the cane came down, Otto grabbed it.
After Agatha left, Otto stood in the same spot without moving.A long time later, Zac entered the office. He looked at Otto's back and asked quietly, "Mr. Carrington, will you still see the client?""No." Otto sounded heartbroken.Zac didn't dare ask further questions. He gently closed the door and reminded the secretary that no one was to disturb Otto.In the office, Otto was alone. He slowly walked over to the couch and slumped into it. His mind was in a mess."Alexander was the one who planned the kidnapping back then."Agatha's words rang in his mind for a long time.Alexander's young face appeared in Otto's mind, smiling at him affectionately."Otto! Amazing! Yes! Just like that!""You're amazing at badminton! You're going to make the country proud! I'm going to be so proud of you!""Otto, my son!"Memories of his interactions with Alexander flashed across his mind at that moment.Otto couldn't imagine that such a loving father would do such an absurd thing. Alexander