pte

ract m

nd. It was a desperate measure, but desper

was therefore the ac

a faint, cold grin. "What do you

ubbed h

lady to act as your wife, and after you've gotten contr

mused edge. He reached out and gave

inked together. We think

Just when he thought Bryan had finall

at I think fa

in Harry melted away like ice

an could never re

g,

hone ringing broke the

company's rules?"

the notification," Harry replied

took the phone out

ir

ha

ur uncle

not tighten in his gut.

he said in

nd put it on speaker, and

get down to the meeting

y asked, but the ca

but Bryan did. He knew that Paul already knew about what his grandfather had tol

g about this situation,

y said, standing up and

an's iPad from the table an

.

ing

de of cedar wood. The interior decorations were appe

e were old, while some were relatively young.

ere Bryan's uncle

as talking. If it had been someone else, no one would have paid attentio

elegantly walked to his seat

s down their spines as he sat down. Seeing that sta

e bre

chair like a loyal shadow, swallowed

gers interlaced on the cedar table.

nt meeting when the scheduled ti

there at that time. They had just received an urgent call from Paul and rushed down. T

at them with disdain, as though

ss his face. "I got to know that Jake, my father, your grandfathe

ha

my G

ver expec

he board. A cold stare from Bryan was enough to silence them a

a man can have a stable family, then he can effortlessly handle the company's affairs. I know you won't be ab

"What I'm going to do is

se we, the shareholders, need to

ld said. He was Bryan's un

and calculating, and his motives were hard to detect. Bryan

should do?" Bryan ask

Donald said, shrugging

ng up. "Since you've got no idea what to

so you packed all the shareho

lied casually and walked towards the door. "Rememb

If looks could kill, Paul wo

r and left, leaving Bryan and the rest of the shareho

ty, Bryan finally stood up and

ths to find a wife, and he could

.

lso running out of time. Celine hurried into the hospital pr

nd hovered over the handle, trembling slightly. She didn't wan

n the bed like a log of wood, and at the sa

ic

nd jolted her back to reality. She hadn't re

d out. It was Celine's aunt, Mara,

ly. "It's been so long since

Celine rep

been going through a lot lately, and it hurt her that she couldn't help out. She was

she said after some time. "Go in and

a said a

been lying there for three months. Her face was pale and still, and the so

s shook as she pressed her lips together to keep from sobbing aloud. Oh, how she wished

een unbearably

her. She couldn't protect her mother from the

ing to make sure h

ide the hospital bed. Gently, she he

ered the room, carrying a small polythene bag filled with

ghed heavily

ht?" she said. It was more o

a and fresh tears threate

tation in her voice. "I kn