No Strings Attached

In any case, whatever choice he made was wrong. He turned pale and looked towards lan. "lan, you make the decision."

Sitting in the chairman's seat, lan had been silent all along. He just quietly observed everyone's reactions.

By now, he had almost figured out the situation. The purpose behind forcing Leonora to confess was to remove him from the presidency of Hayes Corporation. Pushing Brodie into that CEO position was their ultimate goal.

lan lifted his gaze toward Brodie, his voice deep, "Is this the outcome you wanted?"

Brodie's eyes were fixed on him, his face expressionless. "Do you suspect it was my doing?"

lan chuckled softly, "Isn't it? You approached us on purpose to avenge your mother and accepted the arrangements I made for you. But in reality, you've always wanted this CEO position. Brodie, I told you that if you wanted it, I could give it to you. Using such means is just downright despicable. I won't let you get away with it."

revealed a cold smile. "Since you know everything, there's no need for me to hide it. You're right. This was all my idea. I'm just taking back what belongs to me, and you don't deserve any of it. If it wasn't for your mother's cruelty, would my mother and I have suffered so much over the years? lan, I deserve all of this, and it's time

stood up from his chair in a flash. Before

kick landed right on his chest, making him gasp in pain.

no time, the usually solemn meeting room turned

at the crowd. "If you don't want to be involved, get

scared, and they immediately

was being pointed at and cursed as a bastard, and he would

scene was in total chaos, Clara walked in. Chase and

meeting room, and someone immediately came up to plead. "Mrs. Hayes, please talk some sense into lan. He's going mad. If they keep fighting, someone will

son, so what? Over the years, lan is the one who has fought tooth and nail for the Hayes family, not Brodie. If anyone wants to support his rise to power,