Chapter 65
“The company’s a complete mess right now. As the successor, you don’t even have a clue. The board’s ma
strip you of your heir status and pick someone else.”
Back when Daniel still ran the show, the shareholders tolerated Liam holding a symbolic title,
But once Daniel stepped back, Aris filled the vold, pulled the Cole Group back from the brink, and led it to new heights.
Now that Aria was gone, crisis after crisis hit–and no
And no one was willing to let Liam keep holding the title without actually doing any work.
Shocked, Liam jumped to his feet. “What does any of this have to do with me?”
Liam thought, “The Cole Group belongs to my family. Even if I don’t get involved, nobody else has the right to take away my position.
“How does Aria’s departure have nothing to do with you?” Daniel was furious. He had anticipated trouble once Aria left, but not to this extent.
Partnerships were about mutual benefit. Losing Aria shouldn’t have impacted the actual profits. Even with the Saxon Group backing out, there should have been others willing to step in.
Daniel simply couldn’t believe one person could have this much influence. But
the facts were staring him in the face.
“You better figure out a way to fix this,” Daniel warned. “Or you go beg Aria to come back.”
With that, Daniel hung up.
Liam’s face darkened. But Hannah immediately pieced everything together. She said, “As soon as Aria left, all this chaos broke out. She must have sabotaged you. She let so easily because she know you’d have to crawl back to her.
“As for the Saxon Group’s project, my dad’s interested in it. He can fill the gap. The medical robots project was risky anyway. If it’s gone, it’s gone. Tomorrow, just go back to work. As for the Hayes Group’s project…”
Hannah thought for a moment and continued, “That project doesn’t start for a few more months. No need to panic. Plus, in one month, Benjamin tums eighty. He’s a huge fan of painting. If you can gift him an authentic piece by Mono, you’ll definitely lock down the partnership.”
Liam sighed. “Mono’s retired for years. His works are rarer than he is, Even if we find one, it would have to go to the professors handling my licensing first,”
In Liam’s mind, his future came before the family business.
Hannah nodded in agreement. “Don’t worry. There’s always a way. I chose you, Liam. No matter how hard it gets, I’ll stick with you.”
Liam felt a wave of gratitude. “Thank you, Hannah.”
Talking about Mono triggered a memory, Liam suddenly thought about the three paintings Aria had left in the guest room.
medical
When Liam posted photos of them online, people offered millions for them, convinced they were authentic, no matter how much he insisted otherwise. Thinking it over, Liam said, “Hannah, Aria left three paintings at the Cole Manor. They look a lot like Mono’s originals.”
Hannah snorted. “No way. How could she possibly have authentic pieces from Mono? And three of them, no less? They’re obviously fake. She’s the type to flash fake art around just to show off. Definitely something she would do. Let me handle those paintings for you,”
Something else crossed her mind, and Hannah added, “Actually, better not. She might’ve left them on purpose. If the paintings disappear claim they were real and demand compensation. That could get messy.
suld
“Tomorrow, just focus on going to the company. If Aria could make the board happy without even a real degree, you definitely can too.”
Chapter 65
Lishi gavo a estall nod, “yeah.”/
As the designated heli, Liam hadn’t skipped any of the necessary courses. Even after two years
he was confident he could catch DUTY
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