Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Edgar couldn’t believe what had just happened–Briar had actually become the new head of Jennings Group. It felt like a bad joke.

He always thought the company was his, especially after Rosalia passed away. Yet in less than an hour, Briar had snatched it right out of his hands.

After the final vote, Briar kept that calm smile on her face. She glanced at the stunned Edgar and said, “Sorry, Dad. But this is what everyone agreed on. Starting today, I’m the president of Jennings Group.”

She clapped for herself. The shareholders joined in awkwardly, their applause weak and hesitant.

But with all the dirt Briar had on them, none of them dared to speak up against her.

Edgar stared at her with pure hatred. If they were alone, he might’ve tried something crazy.

But Briar didn’t care. In fact, she kind of wished he’d lose it and keel over from the rage.

She didn’t even want the president title that badly. With her skills, she could easily make Jennings Group’s yearly profit by picking up a few side jobs.

What she really wanted was control–so she could put her own people in place and dig into the shady stuff Edgar had been hiding, especially those secret projects he’d funneled his money into.

And most of all, she needed to find out if he had anything to do with her mother’s disappearance.

“Oh, right,” Briar added casually. “I’ll be starting at Shoneport University soon, so I won’t be here every day. I’ll be handing over day–to–day operations to someone I trust.”

She then glanced at the shareholders. “My dad’s worked hard for this company all these years, so I’ll keep him around as vice president. Anyone got a problem with that?”

It was a clever move. Instead of kicking Edgar out, she gave him a face–saving role.

other personnel changes were made within the company. From the worst–case perspective, if Briar

depended on who Briar put in

most of them trusted Edgar more than Briar. She was sharp, but

knock at the door. “Come in,” Briar said with a

door, curious about who would be

tall man in a sharp suit

rippled around

Is that Nathan

that’s him,” another

Briar, huh? Isn’t that a waste of

their shocked faces. She motioned for Nathan to sit next to her, then introduced him like it was

all already know Mr. Longley. Then it should make things easier,” she said. “But just to be clear–this is Nathan, one of the top names in international finance. He’ll be acting president while

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stood up, calm and confident. “Nice to meet you all, I’m Nathan Longley, I’ll be working with you for th next three and a half years. Let’s make it a

had taken over the company herself, maybe he could’ve still pulled a few strings behind her back. She was young. spoiled, and

brought in Nathan, who had been a financial prodigy since he was fourteen and was now one of the top 100 richest people in the world. With him watching over everything, there was no chance of sneaking anything

pocket, where he kept an old phone–one

fast. If he didn’t fix this soon, those people might

didn’t even notice the meeting had ended and that

in front of his face. “Dad?”

He blinked. “What?”

d him back.

you to walk

he didn’t really have a choice. Wordlessly, he

resting on her hands. The smile she wore earlier was gone, replaced by something quieter and sadder. Her eyes were distant as she was lost in