Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 65 Turning The Tables

have any rights to kick me out.” Yale could not help but gloat over the result.Disappointed, Victor stood up and was ready to leave the conference room.“Wait.” Suddenly, Sophie raised her hand. “I agree that Mr. Tanner should be stripped of his position as CEO of Tanner Group.”The room immediately fell dead silent when everyone heard Sophie.“Sophie, I’m your father!” exclaimed Yale furiously.“I’m sorry, but we’re in the office right now. Personal relationships do not apply here.”“How dare you!”Victor turned back around, utterly impressed by Sophie.“In that case, the first decision of today’s shareholders’ meeting is to dismiss Yale Tanner as the CEO of the Tanner Group,” announced Victor, thrilled that Yale was finally knocked off the pedestal. “Since we need to assign someone new as CEO now, I volunteer.”“This is what it’s all about, isn’t it, Mr. White? You power-hungry b*stard!” cursed Yale with a popped vein.“Not so fast. I’ll be contending for the position as well.”Sophie’s voice resounded throughout the room once again. Even though she did not turn on her microphone, her voice was loud enough to catch everyone’s attention.“What?”“Isn’t she just eighteen years old?”“She is! What makes her think this is a good idea anyway?”“Doesn’t she know who Mr. White is? How dare she oppose the man like that!”“You?” asked Victor after a moment of silence. Although he preferred not to embarrass the young woman, he did not think it was appropriate for her to treat the company like her playground.Sophie nodded in response because she had promised her grandfather that she would ensure their family name stayed in the company name. “That’s right. Me.”Victor snorted. He could not believe that a young woman like Sophie would dare to compete with him. What the heck is this family’s problem? I don’t even know what’s going on anymore.“Is there a problem?” questioned Sophie as her glance swept across the shareholders.“Ms. Tanner, this is a workplace, not your personal playground.”“Do you think we’re fooling around here? A huge amount of money is at stake here!”“I know. That’s why I think Mr. White and I should each take charge of a loss-making company. Then, we’ll compare the profits we make after a month. The winner gets to be CEO. How does that sound?” Since the shareholders refused to take her seriously, Sophie decided to let her capability do the talking.“Are you sure about that, Missy?” Victor was confident that he could beat Sophie. After all, he did not go from rags to riches because he was lucky.“Are you?”The man could not help chuckling in amusement when Sophie riposted.“You’ve got guts, Missy; I’ll give you that. Nobody has ever talked to me like that before. Fine! If that’s what you want, I’ll play along. See you in a month?”“If that’s the case, I’d like to participate as well. I don’t think either of you can do better than me.” Discontented that he was no longer CEO, Yale thought the competition Sophie suggested would be his chance at redemption.“Sure! I wouldn’t stop you from embarrassing yourself.” Since Victor agreed to let the man join in, the other shareholders had nothing to say about it.“That’s it for today’s shareholders’ meeting, then!