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."

me, and you don't deserve any of it. If it wasn't for your mother's cruelty, would

stood up from his chair in a flash.

his chest, making him gasp in pain. He immediately stood

a video on their phones. In no time, the usually solemn meeting room turned

you don't want to be involved, get out,

and they immediately grabbed

always fierce and ruthless. Now, he was being pointed at and cursed as a bastard,

Clara walked in. Chase and the bodyguards surrounded her, fearing someone might take the opportunity to harm

to plead. "Mrs. Hayes, please talk some sense into lan. He's going mad. If they keep fighting,

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