Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 581

Hugh squinted his eyes, comfortably seated in his wheelchair, as he calmly watched Whitney make her entrance, greeting her with a gentle smile. "My dear niece, what brings you here today? Did you need something from me, or is there some emergency with your His tone was laced with the natural concern of an elder for a younger family member.

father?"

The attention of everyone in the room shifted almost in unison from the Sheldon Group shareholders to Whitney upon her arrival.

Whitney couldn't help but smirk inwardly. Strike first, strike hard.

She raised her head high and walked in confidently, without showing any fear. "Uncle Hugh, if my father were in some kind of emergency, wouldn't you be thrilled?" "What makes you think that, kiddo?" Hugh's voice was tinged with resignation, yet he remained relaxed and nonchalant.

Standing by the doorway, Whitney signaled to close it halfway and raised her voice provocatively, "If we're talking about misunderstandings, then perhaps the shareholders you've dismissed from their positions within the Sheldon Group this past week have greatly misunderstood you as well."

"You're just waiting for the Chairman to die! In just a month, everyone has seen right through you, Hugh. On the surface, you're disabled, but in reality, you're just waiting for Mr. Sheldon's downfall. As soon as you joined the Sheldon Group, you started purging us veterans, trying to oust us by any means necessary! Dear shareholders, especially the boss of Splendor Group, please open your eyes wide. Hugh is a wolf in sheep's clothing, lacking in both morality and competence. He's using underhanded tactics to force us veteran shareholders out, aiming to monopolize power! A man like this, even if you sign agreements with him, you can forget about enjoying the profits you did under the Chairman's tenure!"

"Yeah, Hugh's just not business-savvy; he's only interested in hoarding profits for himself. You'd be wise to avoid partnering with him. We'd rather harm the Sheldon Group's interests than not speak out. Think carefully about the kind of person he is and the recent rumors swirling around him in the business world!"

The other executives in the room looked visibly uncomfortable. The Splendor Group's boss pondered the situation, eyeing the aggrieved shareholders confronting Hugh. Nothing happens without a reason...

Although Hugh appeared to give Splendor Group a five percent advantage, that advantage could easily turn into a trap once they partnered up.

The Splendor Group's boss considered retracting the contract. "Hugh, it seems you're embroiled in internal affairs today. Perhaps we should discuss our partnership another time?"

these shareholders against me. When I first took the helm, I didn't want to replace my brother, but our old

rhetoric, Hugh's words seemed to strike a chord with

the executives out, their curious glances lingered on Whitney. It seemed Hugh's explanation had swayed them, portraying him as an innocent

her. After all, she wasn't here

responsibility for their future with the company. After all, if it weren't for these veterans, the Sheldon Group wouldn't have risen to its current stature as

you contributed to the Sheldon Group? Nothing! Your brother treated you with kindness, granting you the same profits as us, yet you, ungrateful and bitter, betray him... Did you hear Whitney? She's so young, yet

legs, covered by a blanket. His deformity was an eyesore, one that Holly

Sheldon Group whole. The Chairman isn't dead yet; you

wake up soon. You'd best revoke your decision to dismiss us, or when the Chairman awakens and sees how you've treated us veterans, he won't let

shareholders' anger peaked, surrounding Hugh in a rush. Regardless of how the confrontation ended, her goal was merely a piece of Hugh's hair. She subtly signaled to Cody. Cody's bodyguard, seizing the moment, blended into the

calm down, everyone. Fighting me

can just dismiss us?

bodyguards quickly intervened, creating a buffer around him as his secretary stepped forward to protect

then turned his attention outside the crowd, to Whitney, who orchestrated the evening's events without

just stirred up this bunch

was locked on Whitney when suddenly, a pair of hands lunged towards his head. He was momentarily startled.

and over twenty bodyguards streamed in! The tide quickly

swiftly subdued by Hugh's pre-arranged bodyguards. The shareholders, advanced in years, their faces flushed with embarrassment, cast covert glances towards Cody and Whitney. Whitney, pinned harshly against the table by a bodyguard, could only look ahead with one eye. Hugh wheeled closer, stopping in front of

nearly as tall

the first

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