Chapter 245

When Colin and I arrived at Langley Group’s office, some of the employees were raising a ruckus.

“Langley Group, this behemoth of a corporation, publicly traded and all, and they let an idiot run the show? Are we seriously out of options?” one of them sneered. “With the chairman gone, we need someone competent in charge!”

“Yeah! Why should a nutjob be in the driver’s seat?”

“An illegitimate child from the Langley family and a loony to boot, why should he manage?” Their words were laced with malice, clearly incited by someone behind the scenes.

Indeed, the darker side of human nature is magnified in the face of self–interest. If Henry could offer them perks, they would slander someone who never hurt them without a second thought.

“That lunatic, why didn’t he bite the dust in that car crash instead of Mr. Ethan?”

“I heard that the nutcase brings bad luck.”

“And that he even survived the fire at the orphanage!”

I felt my face grow hot with anger as I fixed my gaze on the speaker.

whispered, tiptoeing closer to him and covering his ears. “Follow Eric up

me obediently, reluctant to go on his own.

as I say.”

Colin lowered his gaze and

at the company’s

favors did Henry promise you to stir up this mess?”

upper management figures, confident in their indispensability, certain

you be?” the

CEO of Langley

fall to some fool, and you, ‘Mrs. CEO,‘ have no right to strut around.” The ringleader spoke with pride, harping on the notion that Colin was

CEO?” I couldn’t help but smile. “Do you think

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up for it?”

Eric

CEO!”

leading this charade, must be a nice payday, huh? But what about them, your followers? How much will they get?” I

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