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Mr. Ford Is Jealous Chapter 1051
In fact, her pale face exposed her true feelings.
It was not that she didn’t believe it; she just didn’t want to, nor did she dare to believe it.
She had cut ties with Roger, and Weston promised her he would not touch him.
She could only endure all these because of her wish for Roger to have a brand new life…
How could he die?
He would not die.
Michael looked at her eyes and suddenly felt pitiful for her. “I am not sure if Weston protects you too well, or he lied to you…”
Her gaze sharpened instantly. “What do you mean?”
He sighed. “Actually, I have been looking for Roger sometime now…”
“Why are you looking for him?!” she interrupted him emotionally.
Even though she tried her best to hold back, Michael could easily see the anger in her eyes.
She was now like a bowstring that had been stretched to its limit.
From the moment she heard of his death, even though she had subconsciously tricked herself into not wanting to believe the news, she was still gradually consumed by her fear which slowly manipulated her emotions. Michael tapped his finger on the table. “I admit that my intention of looking for him was malicious. I know I can’t touch you since you are with Weston, so the only one I could target was Roger. I wanted to manipulate you through him, so you’d take that secret to your grave and not tell Diana about me cheating on her…”
The more he spoke, the darker Stella’s face became.
In the end, Michael stared into her eyes and said slowly,“ Soon, I discovered that there was another person looking for him apart from me, and that was Weston.”
Seeing her face turning stiff, he asked, “You never intended for Weston to look for him, right?”
He could roughly guess the answer from her reaction.
Michael went on, “Weston wanted you to stay with him forever by using Roger to threaten you.”
Stella knew this all along, so she made no rebuttal.
Her hands on the table were clasped so tightly that her fingertips turned white.
Michael glanced at her hands quietly and said, “Roger knew Weston was using him to threaten you, so he committed suicide…”
“No way!” she blurted.
She let out those words in a shrill and unrestrained tone, seeming to lose her stately poise to a certain extent. “Don’t think you can deceive me so easily with a few words…”
Michael did not seem surprised to hear her say that. He took out a recorder and placed it in front of her.
“This is what Roger wanted to say to you before he died.”
Stella’s eyes turned red immediately.
She laughed and shook her head continuously. “Don’t try to fool me with this lousy trick. I won’t believe it!”
But tears were already rolling down her cheeks when she said that.
Seeing her like this, Micahel sighed. “Why bother?”
He said, “I am your uncle. You can’t imagine how sad I am to see you like this.”
“You are not!”
Stella said sternly, “From the moment you chased me out of the family, embezzled my parents’ property, and ignored Roger, who was seriously ill, you have no more relation to me!”
Finally, she could not hold it any longer and vent those emotions and revulsions that she had not bothered to express.
Perhaps she was in urgent need of a channel to fight off the sorrow of learning of Roger’s death.
She had never been like this, wishing that that person was simply lying to her.
“I’ve said all I have to say.”
Michael’s expression had not changed much from the beginning, remaining as svelte as he was.
However, under the sheep’s skin lurked an unknown amount of selfish and self-serving thoughts.
He had always been a pragmatic one. Apart from Diana, there was nothing that could influence him.
Of course, he could have used some other means to tell Diana the truth since she had nowhere else to go, but he didn’t want to see her in sorrow.
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Stella looked at the recorder on the table and asked, “ Why are you telling me all these?”
Michael thought for a while, then sighed and said, “ Although you hate me to the core and want Diana to know about those mistakes I made when I was young and brazen, I am still your uncle. And Roger’s as well. He was not your parents’ biological son but watching him grow up, I still have some feelings for him …”
“There is no need to say such grandiose things !” Stella snapped; her voice cold and stiff.
“What exactly do you want to say? Just say it.”
Michael stared into her eyes, knowing that she had reached the limit of repression.
He picked up his coffee and took an unhurried sip. “It’s nothing. I’m just thinking that I spent so much time finding him, yet all he wants to do is to end himself, so it seems my purpose is defeated…”
She remained silent when her face grew paler and paler until it almost became transparent.
“Stella, I really don’t want to be in a hostile relationship with you all the time.”
He sighed lightly. “Before Roger died, he asked me to do something. If you promise me that you will keep my secret and never tell Diana about it, I will tell you. How does that sound?” Stella glared at him coldly. “Are you threatening me?” “Of course not. This is just an exchange. It’s fair and square, isn’t it?”
Michael looked at her in anticipation. “As long as you promise me, it will be good for both of us. Stella, as long as you say yes, you will get what you want, my Diana will forever be a happy woman, and none will be the wiser.”
She sneered. “But that’s just a lie.”
“Even if it is, what is wrong with living under the lie of happiness?”
Stella withdrew her hands and put them on the table, clasping them tightly.
After a while, she said hoarsely, “Okay, I promise you.”
Michael was instantly relieved. “Remember our promise.”
He stood up and was about to leave when Stella called out to him. “Did you forget something?”
“No, I didn’t.”
Michael swept a glance at her. “It’s your birthday in two days. Roger has prepared a birthday present for you.”
He paused momentarily and said, “He said that it was the
last thing he could do for you before he died. On your birthday, right at midnight, look up to the sky, and you will see the gift he gave you.”
After he said that, he chuckled. “If I didn’t know that you two shared such strong sibling relationships, I would have suspected that kid had a thing for you.”
Stella’s eyes fluttered , but her face remained calm. “Is that all?”
He nodded. “That’s all.”
After he left, Stella was the only one who remained in the private room.
She just sat there motionlessly.
The recorder was still on the table. She wanted to pick it up and listen to it but failed to gather the courage to do so.
Perhaps, when grief reached a certain degree, it would turn into cowardice.
She just wanted to escape at this very moment.
Stella took a deep breath. Finally, she played the recorder with her trembling hand
“Sister, when you are listening to this, I should have been no longer alive…”
After hearing the first sentence, Stella couldn’t help sobbing She shut her eyes as tightly as she could, but tears still flowed out.
“Actually, I always knew that Weston was using me to threaten you… When you chased me away, it is because you didn’t want to get me involved , right? I knew it all along.”
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Roger laughed a little. “What I regret most is leaving you rashly out of anger back then and not bidding you a proper farewell.
“Sister, I really miss you...
“If possible , I‘d like to see you again and live with you. “I don‘t dare to be greedy, nor do I expect us to be lovers. As long as we stay together as a family, I‘ll be satisfied enough.
“Thinking of it now, I think I had a hunch at that time, and I told you what I had hidden in my heart. I don‘t have any regrets, except that I‘ll never get to see you again.”
Stella closed her eyes. Her eyelashes fluttered wildly, and her whole body shook uncontrollably.
“Yesterday, Weston‘s men came for me, so I knew something must have happened. He needed me to threaten you to stay by his side.
“I really hate myself sometimes for being your dead weight. I said I wanted to make your life better, but I only ended up dragging you down...
“How could I let myself be used as a tool to threaten you?
“I want so much for you to be happy.
“But in the end, it turned out that the biggest obstacle to your happiness was probably me...” As he was saying that, he drew in breath gently, seemingly trying to suppress the lump that had risen in his throat.
“You know, sister, when I realized this, I really wanted to die...”
Roger‘s voice was shaking a little.
Evidently , he was trying his best to calm himself down. It was only after a long time did he let out a soft sigh. “Sister, I have never done anything for you, and... this seems to be the only thing I can do for you. “I don‘t want to see him threatening you anymore. Perhaps only when I die can you be truly free.”
“No, it‘s not like that!” Stella‘s nose was red. She wanted to refute him. “I never thought of you as a burden! You are the only family I have...”
Unfortunately, Roger would never hear this.
“Sister, I wish you a happy twenty – second birthday in advance.”
“If there is another life, I don‘t want to be your brother again.”
In the end, the boy‘s voice trembled so much that he was almost unable to continue. Seemingly not wanting to make himself cry in front of Stella, Roger forcefully chuckled.
“Sister, I really love you.
“No matter if it‘s love for a family member or whatever other feelings, I just want you to live well.” “But if you leave me, what‘s the point of me living...” Stella asked in a hoarse voice.
No one answered her in the private room.
Her question echoed in the room and drifted into the still air, never to be heard again.
Ben had been waiting outside the door of the private room.
Seeing that Stella didn‘t come out even after Michael had left for some time, he frowned.
Just as he wanted to enter to check on her, he saw her coming out with her eyes red.
“What‘s wrong, Mrs. Ford?”
Ben was alerted immediately, and his face turned serious. “Is something wrong?”
When he said that, he instinctively wanted to bring Michael back.
Stella shook her head. “I‘m fine.”
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Ben froze and was instinctively flustered.
Roger was...
However, he knew that he couldn‘t tell Stella about it, so he could only bite the bullet and lie. “I am not sure myself, but I heard that he‘s living quite well abroad...”
He touched his nose subconsciously.
Stella knew this was a very clear sign of lying.
She suddenly could not pretend any longer and asked, “ Tell me the truth, Ben. How is Roger now?”
He avoided her eyes. “You better ask Mr. Ford about this She closed her eyes.
His attitude made her heart freeze. “Tell me honestly. Is Roger in trouble? Why are you being so secretive?!”
“I really don‘t know!” Ben‘s tone sounded a little stiff.
“If you really want to know, you can ask Mr. Ford. I am really not sure...” She pressed her lips and knew that she would not get a word out of his mouth.
*Let‘s go back to Stardust Mansion,” she snapped, frustrated
Ben let out a sigh of relief, thinking he‘d just survived a close shave.
“Sure, let‘s go back now.”
He even forgot to ask Stella what had happened and why she was crying
Stella did not say a word the whole journey.
She leaned against the car window and looked out at the receding landscape.
The trees on the side of the road were so lush and thick that they blocked her view.
She was in a trance, as if she was in a dream.
There could still a lucky break.
Although Roger had the intention of committing suicide, he... there was always a glimmer of hope, she thought.
Perhaps he had not done it yet?
Maybe something else happened to stop him...
She couldn‘t help thinking that way. Regardless, no matter how much she convinced herself, she knew in her heart that she was simply refusing to face the cruel reality.
Suddenly, a familiar face caught her eyes.
She sat up straight , thinking that she might have been mistaken.
But she clearly saw Riley‘s face just now... Was it an illusion?
Riley should be studying abroad at Compassvale University. Why would she appear here?
Ben noticed Stella‘s strangeness and slowed the car.
“Is there anything wrong, Mrs. Ford?”
Stella paused for a moment and looked at him. “Can you stop for a while? I need to go to the washroom.”
“But...!
Ben hesitated and surveyed the surroundings.
“This is a public place. If there are any bad hats around...”
“I am in a bit of a hurry. It‘ll be quick and won‘t hold you up much.”
Ben quickly checked the remaining agenda.
They were at least an hour and a half from Stardust Mansion.
There was no way he would let Stella hold it in for that long.
Having little choice, he nodded and pulled into a parking spot.
“We will be waiting outside. Shout for us if anything happens.”
He wanted to send a bodyguard with her at first, but since it was the ladies‘ room, they could only keep watch outside.
Stella had just gone inside when she saw Riley exiting the cubicle
“Weston is watching you too closely. This was the only way to reach you.”
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“Is it really you?” Stella couldn‘t believe it.
“I thought you were in Compassvale!”
“I was.” Riley looked at her with a calm face. She displayed no emotion as if she was looking at a stranger.
“I come back this time just to tell you something.” Stella clenched her fists as if she knew what Riley would say.
“Roger is dead,” Riley stated indifferently.
She saw Stella clench her fists quietly until her nails cut into her palms. Stella was shaking, forcing down the redness in her eyes and the turbulent emotions swirling in her heart.
“Why don‘t you seem surprised?”
Stella exhaled. “I know you are joking with me.”
She laughed, but the smile on her face was a little awkward.
“Did you make a special trip home just to pull a prank on me?”
Riley stepped forward. Her eyes were red. “I am not joking with you. You know well enough that I won‘t lie about something like this, don‘t you?”
She grabbed Stella’s shoulders and looked into her eyes.” Roger just died yesterday. Do you know how he died?”
Her voice was suddenly filled with hatred. “He‘s dead because of Weston!”
Stella looked away, not daring to face her glare. Riley pressed on. “We were obviously living a good life in Compassvale, but since he last disappeared for no reason, everything has changed...“.
“Why won‘t he leave him alone? Why! What has he done wrong?”
She had been waiting in Compassvale for Roger‘s return, but the news of his death arrived instead.
She heard that he was trapped in the delta and tried everything to get his family to get him back with their influence.
But still, he was found by Weston first.
“Why didn‘t he spare Roger??? Why? He is your man, Roger‘s brother–in–law! I really cannot understand why he has to push him over the edge!”
Riley was almost hysterical. “You are his sister! Why didn‘t you protect him? Why?!?! Why did you just watch Weston drive him to his death?”
Her questions were like a shower of swords, stabbing into Stella‘s heart without warning.
She could no longer lie to herself nor escape anymore. She burst into tears and started crying.
“It‘s my fault. It’s all my fault...”
She closed her eyes, and her ears were flooded with the sound of the recording.
She didn‘t expect that her submission and forbearance that was intended to let Roger live a brand new life would make him feel that he was a burden. She didn‘t expect that he wouldn’t hesitate to end his life in exchange for her escape from the prison.
Had she known it would be like this, she should have fought her way out and escaped with Roger...
So what if Weston recaptured her?
Even if he would threaten her, so what?
Could it have ended any worse than it did? It couldn‘t.
Riley, on the other hand, had gradually calmed down.
She took a deep breath. “It seems you already know about this. I came here this time just to tell you.”
She was in love with Roger, and Stella was his most beloved sister, so she couldn‘t really hate her no matter how she tried.
Maybe, she was just projecting her anger onto Stella.
However, she knew that it would not be something Roger would want to see.
Stella closed her eyes tightly, but the tears only kept flowing harder.
Her voice was so hoarse she could only repeat these exact words: “It‘s my fault...”
Riley watched as she slumped herself against the wall, squatting slowly, and shot her a condescending look.
“He might be dead, but do you really want him to die in vain?”
Stella stared into the void with her red eyes. After a long time, she shook her head slowly.
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Time crept by at a snail‘s pace.
If she didn‘t go out soon , Ben might notice something .
The two regained their composure , and Stella turned on the tap and flushed cold water on her face.
She looked up at herself in the mirror with eyes that were still red.
Riley inhaled deeply and asked behind her, “Is there anything he left for me?” Stella pondered for a long time. “There is only a recording.”
“Was there any mention of me?”
Her silence made Riley understand something. She laughed self–deprecatingly. “Perhaps there isn‘t.”
She murmured with her head lowered. “It‘s always been me pestering him, whether studying abroad or something else; it‘s always been wishful thinking...”
Roger didn‘t even leave her a message before he died after all that had happened.
Riley had never loved a person so much.
Despite all that had happened, she still could not let him go,
She felt his pain, and she felt his happiness.
The only sound left in the space was the water from the faucet dripping onto the extremely hollow–sounding white tiles.
Stella said nothing; her breathing a little heavy.
She thought about all the twisted feelings Roger had for her and wondered if she should tell Riley about it.
After a pause, she said, “You have done enough for him. You should go and live your own life...”
“I‘d really like to, but things like emotions are beyond my control.”
Riley said with a husky voice, “What if I can‘t let him go... I simply can‘t...”
She laughed at herself and suddenly looked at Stella and begged her. “Can you give me the recorder?”
When Stella heard Riley, her eyes turned when looking at her through the mirror.
Riley‘s eyes were downcast and filled with sadness.
She wiped away the tear stain at the corners of her eyes.“ That‘s the last thing he left in this world. Even if it was not for me, I still want to keep it, just as a last memento
Stella was silent for a long time, but still took out the recorder and gave it to her.
There were two recorders in the bag.
One was the one she used to record her conversation with Michael just now. Knowing that Diana would not believe her if she told her straight about his affair, she recorded their conversation as evidence. The other recorder was Roger‘s.
She handed it to Riley. “Everything he wanted to tell me is in there. Maybe you might hear some incredible things
From the recording, it was clear that Roger‘s feelings for her went beyond the love of a sibling.
She did not want to hide it from Riley. She could see that Riley loved Roger sincerely , and she didn‘t want such a girl to be kept in the dark.
It would be up to her to decide once she‘d learned the truth.
“It‘s getting late, you should go out first.”
Stella nodded.
Before she left, she looked at Riley again. “Thank you for taking care of him.”
Riley just looked at that one recorder, and there seemed to be a great heaviness in her eyes.
Outside the door...
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Ben was already getting anxious as he waited outside, pacing back and forth in front of the car.However, he was relieved when he saw Stella rushing out to him.
"Mrs.Ford, can we go now?" She nodded.
"Let’s go back."
He gave her a nod, but he had a feeling that something was wrong with her.
Although she was already very depressed from the beginning, he felt she looked even worse now, as if her heart had turned into ashes.
Everything seemed not to matter to her anymore.There was a kind of desperate silence that could be seen in her.
"Is something wrong?" Ben couldn’t help but ask.
Stella shook her head.Her expression was so frigid one might even say that it was the epitome of a gloomy day.
"It’s nothing.Go back to the villa."
She went to her room as soon as she got out of the car, and Ben immediately told Weston about the incident today.
"Nothing happened in particular.It’s just that she doesn’t look very happy.
"Mrs.Ford seemed very emotional when she got out of the private room after talking to Michael," he confessed.
Although Stella said she was meeting Diana, Diana and Michael were a loving couple with a strong relationship.
Michael was Stella’s uncle, so Ben didn't think there was anything wrong with his presence there.
After getting Weston’s order, Ben explained to his driver to pick him up from the mansion.Ford Corporation's sudden calling for a shareholders' meeting meant Warren was about to make a big move.
On the balcony, Weston hung up the phone and turned around, only to see Guinevere standing behind him, wanting to say something.
Guinevere was carrying a fruit platter and said gently, "Grandfather and the others are still waiting for you..."
She was in a long white dress with a thin tulle that accentuated her beautiful figure.Her hair was meticulously styled into an elegant updo, and her face was lightly applied with makeup.She looked gentle and lovely, and it could be seen at first glance that she had put in a lot of effort to doll up.
"Who were you talking to?" she asked carefully.
Weston swept a glance at her and put his phone into his pocket without answering her question.
"Let’s go inside."
He had only accommodated her a little more in the few days after Zachary’s death, but he now treated her as he did before, neither cold nor warm.
Guinevere’s heart ached, and she called out to him from behind.
"Weston, must you cover up for Stella?"
He frowned but pretended not to hear it.He did not want to argue with her about this matter.
She put the fruit platter on the railing beside her, looked at his back, and smiled bitterly.
"I hate her to the extent of wishing she would die, but..."
She turned the conversation sharply, touched her exposed arms, and laughed sarcastically.
"I don’t want to see you in a dilemma." She lowered her head and inhaled lightly.
"Grandfather has solid evidence.Unsurprisingly, Stella will at least get one life sentence."
Weston didn’t even look at her once.
Sunlight shone on him, extending his already lanky figure into an infinite shadow as he stood indifferently and coldly on the balcony.He said coolly, "You are not the judge.Don’t tell me that here."
"Weston!"
Seeing that he stopped and was about to leave again, Guinevere’s eyes turned red.She grabbed his wrist from the back and looked at his back pleadingly.
"I will not say this again.I just want you to be happy...can’t you understand?" She took a deep breath.
"If you can really be happy if you are together with Stella, I am willing to let you go.But now, she is not willing to be together with you!"
"She killed Zachary.Who will be her next target? You know she hates us.She hates me, and she hates you even more!"
"She just killed Zachary.What if she tries to kill you one day?"
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"Shut up!"
Weston brushed off her hand.His cold, clear eyes were tainted with a murky hostility that would instantly send shivers down the spine.
The aura around him suddenly froze over.
Standing on the narrow balcony, Guinevere had nowhere to run.
"If you don't know how to shut up, I don’t mind teaching you."
Guinevere’s heart fluttered, but she still bit the bullet and met his cold gaze dead-on.
"No, I am going to say it.You know what? When we were filming, when Stella was still Ella at that time, she told me that she stayed by your side just for those benefits you could give her! "
What she loves is your status and money! She stepped forward and stared intensely into his eyes, trying to convince him.
"She does not love you! Weston, that woman is unlike who we are.She is born lowly; that’s why she is greedy and wants everything! "She stays by your side only for the convenience that you can bring her!"
Weston tugged the bowtie around his neck single-handedly to breathe more easily.His tone was flat and sounded emotionless.
"It's much better if she just wants money and fame.It just so happens that I'm able to give her all of these things."
Guinevere clenched her fists instantly and felt a growing sense of humiliation.She stared at the man's back, wanting very much to sternly question him if it was worth putting himself in such a low position just for this woman.
He was very much willing to give it even if she coveted his money! But Guinevere did not do it.
Instead, she changed her approach and reminded him with a calm tone.
"Even so, will Stella be able to let go of her hatred? It is useless no matter how much you treat a woman like her nicely.She will always remember that the person you saved was me and not her.No matter what the reason is, she will not listen to you no matter how much you explain, and she will take advantage of you with her dead child again and again!"
The more she spoke, the more emotional she became.She had totally forgotten her self-reminder to get back to Weston in a calm manner.
Instead, her voice was tinted with a hint of madness.
"Think carefully.That woman is not worthy of such dedication! Even if you treat her so well and give her so much, she will still bite you because of a past incident! Even if you treat her well, it’s useless.She will turn away from you without hesitation as soon as she gets the chance.You know this all along, don’t you?"
Weston did know this in his heart.
Stella would have left his side long ago if he had never forced himself on her.
The good he did for her was not what she wanted.
If he had not decided the moment they met in Fern City that he would not let her go, Stella might have started a new life by now.
In a world without him, her life would be better and happier.It’s just that he was not present.
"Gwen, she deserves to hate me."
After a long time, Weston said with a hoarse voice, "It is I who has imposed on her all the pain she suffers.It’s only normal that she hates me."
Even if she hated him, he still wanted to tie her to his side.
Even if she would no longer love him from now on and look at him with affectionate eyes like before, not even in disguise...he would still not let go.He could not.
Even if they could only torment each other, he wanted to grow old together with her.
In the spacious hall, sandalwood incense burned on the incense burner.
Warren had not slept for days.
At his age, he could not use drugs to force him to sleep, so he had asked for a master incense maker to burn some sleeping incense, but the effect was just a little better than nothing.
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He thought about a lot of things during this period, and a clear plan had formed in his mind— Stella definitely could not remain.
The last time he wanted to send her away, he was discovered by Weston.He planned to compromise at first.
Since Weston liked her so much, there was no reason for the Ford family to tolerate a woman.
Moreover, Weston already had Zachary, so he would not ask Stella to bear children for him.
Although he was a traditional and old-fashioned character, he wasn’t too rigid and unchanging, so he decided to turn a blind eye and stopped looking for trouble with her.He would only criticize her a bit occasionally.
But he never thought that because of his tolerance, this damned woman, Stella, would dare to attack his grandson! Had he known this, he would never have been soft on this woman again.
"I have asked all the directors to come here today because I have one thing to say."
He said, "I’m getting older now.I don’t know how many years I have left to live, and it’s time to hand over the reins."
In the hall, the directors sat on the two sides of the sandalwood table.
Although not showing on their faces, they knew what Warren wanted to say today.
Warren established Ford Corporation years ago, where it experienced a few ups and downs over the years.His later heirs were not presentable, especially Chris.His most famous deed in the entertainment industry was to marry Wendy.
The impression he gave off was that of a philanderer.
Because of his marriage to Wendy, he became the most high-profile rich boy in the whole circle and the most famous one.
Although his fame was high, his capability did not match his reputation.
Some years ago, they almost needed Wendy to make a comeback to compensate for Ford Corporation's losses.
Fortunately, this couple had a promising son, and that was Weston.He grew up with an unusual talent, clear-headed, stable, and precocious.
Warren, of course, would not waste such a good talent.He brought him around at a very young age to nurture him personally.
When Weston’s innate talent was enhanced with acquired cultivation, he became the true proud son of the family.He had not disappointed anyone since he took over the company.
In fact, he had almost become the business genius who would revolutionize the industry.
There were very few people in the entire business history of Ahn City that could compare with him, not to mention those of his age.He was like a bright star that emerged from the sky and directly elevated the declining Ford family to the top of the circle.
Apart from the trivial problems he faced in his personal relationship, he had never let anyone down in terms of work.
Therefore, the directors also subconsciously thought Warren would hand over the reins to Weston.
Warren swept the room with a glance.
When he saw Weston come in from the balcony, his gaze changed, and he raised his chin slightly to signal him to sit in his place.
After seeing him seated, he started speaking slowly.
"The shares in my hands account for almost a large part of the entire company.But as you know, I have a few my legitimate heirs n He glanced at Weston, frowning slightly at his usual unperturbed expression.
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Weston’s life had been too smooth.He was so capable that no one dared to call his bluff or go against him.
Perhaps it was this that made him so disobedient when it came to the matters of Stella.
Warren thought he would teach him one last lesson before he died.
That was, to never give up your interest because of a woman.
"According to my original plan, Chris and Xavier should get an equal share of my equity as they are my sons.However, as you all know, Chris has a son, Weston, who also happens to be my only grandson.His contribution to the company over the years is more than apparent, so I plan to divide his father’s equity into half and give it to him."
As soon as he said that, all the directors exchanged glances and gasped.
They seemed to find it bizarre.
Based on Weston’s contribution to the company over the years and their inherent understanding, they would not say a word even if he gave a significant portion to Weston and would only think that it was normal.
But now, Weston could not get even a third, but half from the half meant for Chris.
In other words, it was a quarter at best.
This was a rather large-scale downsizing for a business that directly affected his authority.
Moreover, there were many relatives in the Ford family.If all those people were included in the calculation, Weston might get even less than a quarter.
"What? Do you have anything to say?"
Warren knew that the shareholders would surely disagree.
Although the transfer of ownership had little to do with them, the impact it would bring to them was closely linked to their interest.
After all, the person who managed the company had a direct relationship with its revenue.
If a not-so-clear-headed person were to lead the company, the annual dividend they could get would shrink significantly.
At least until now, they were very satisfied with Weston’s performance.
No matter how absurd the scandal he caused some time ago, at least he has made everyone in the company get enough money to make the other companies jealous and achieve a target unachievable by other companies in the nation.
Besides, he had already started to develop an international market.
By that time, Ford Corporation would definitely become a famous global enterprise in one fell swoop.
By that time, perhaps only a few companies in the whole continent would be able to surpass them, not to mention Ahn City.
If his power was weakened at this time, the impact might be incalculable.
"Mr.Warren, although Mr.Ford is Mr.Chris’s son, his ability is evident.Besides, Mr.Xavier hasn't been working for the past few years, and if you give him so many shares, would it be a bit..."
Everyone always addressed Weston as "Mr.Ford" and Xavier as "Mr.Xavier."
It was a clear indication of their attitude towards the heirs.
"Indeed!" Another man echoed.
"No one understands the company more than Mr.Ford, and no one is more capable than him to lead the company to worldwide recognition."
Warren knew these people would oppose him, and he glared at them.
"I know that you approve of Weston, and I am also glad I didn’t choose the wrong person.However, allowing him to make decisions for such a big company alone will still be a bit hard on him."
He pondered for a moment and pretended to be thinking about something.
"You’re right.Xavier is indeed a bit inexperienced, but everything has a beginning.Letting a person manage a company alone is not good.I can let Xavier and Chris both support Weston.When three make plans together, the results will be better than one person doing it.They would be able to see the whole picture better together."
Warren laughed after saying that to ease the atmosphere.
"Besides, I am not transferring him away, but I am only getting some people to help him.Don’t worry about it."
Although his words sounded nice, they understood that he meant that Weston would have the same workload, but there would be two more people to share his achievements and glory.
This would become a thankless job.