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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."

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

his chair in a flash. Before

unprepared, and the kick landed right on his chest, making him gasp

time, the usually solemn meeting room turned into a battleground Teo was anxiously hopping on the side. "Stop fighting, both of you. Aren't we

the crowd. "If you don't want to be involved, get out, all of

immediately grabbed their

Now, he was being pointed at and cursed

when the scene was in total chaos, Clara walked in. Chase and the bodyguards surrounded

doorway of the meeting room, and someone immediately came up to plead. "Mrs. Hayes, please talk some sense into

panic at all. Her voice was even calmer. "The Hayes family only reached its glory because of lan's leadership. Brodie is Teo's biological 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, I don't mind seeing you