A Replacement Bride

Chapter 418 An Imminent Change

"You wish to put our men into the top brass?" Arlo paused for a moment before asking, "Do you have someone in mind, Master Joaquin?"

Joaquin narrowed his eyes, a smile filling them. Airily, he said, "I might have not helped out at the company much, but that doesn't mean I did nothing. Before Grandpa died, he gave me a list of names. Names of people I can trust. I've stayed in touch with some of them over the years."

Arlo was a little shocked, but he was also surprised. "So, you have a lot of allies here?"

"You can say so." Joaquin nodded. "It's all thanks to my father."

That confused Arlo. "What do you mean?"

"Remember how he doubled down on Grandpa's followers right after he took over? He lost a lot of their trust that day, and those people had secretly been my spies. As the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in one day. They never did submit to my father because of his behavior. He's too narrow-minded. In fact, he tried to keep all the company's profit in his hands. Also, the relatives he made top brass are useless. They dragged the company down, and a big part of the company doesn't like that, including my spies. However, my father ignored it. He thinks he can do anything just because he's president."

Arlo was reminded of the time John took over the company right after Alexander died. It was… a dark period. He sighed and shook his head. "Never underestimate the will of the people. Your father never did seem to understand that."

"He's an arrogant man. He thinks no one

hesitated for a moment before he asked, "Master Joaquin, who do you have in mind? The company might be in a state of disarray, but John still has

table. "The one I have in mind is a veteran. Someone who has a sizable number of shares and the power to call the shots. And he must be someone who has a bunch of followers too. He can't take over right away. You can't just replace a company's president out of the blue. It'd be disastrous. We need to take it slow. Get the man to the position of VP so he can

of his father's hands. If the VP was on their

mused over the criteria. "Wait, it can't

side and became his confidant. That was why John didn't attack him back when he was trying to shave off some of the veterans' power. On top of that, he gained a lot of shares over the years, gaining status,

he said, "I can understand why you won't forgive me, Arlo, but I won't explain myself. Time will prove my

was speaking the truth. "Master Joaquin, he's… he's your ally, isn't he?" Arlo looked at Joaquin with anticipation in his eyes, hoping to get

into Arlo's eyes, cocked his eyebrow, and nodded. "Yes, he

with excitement. "I see… I see!" He seemed to be chiding himself. "So, it was all a

he felt, and he said, "Don't beat yourself up.

confused. "Why did you do that, Master Joaquin? Because of that, we've