Wed to the Billionaire Brother of My Spouse by Doris

Chapter 568: Howard and Claire Are Just a Joke

Ethan shot a look at Howard. That dude was slick; no way he'd just hand over the shares to Daniel without a fight.

He'd lost all faith in Claire, and by extension, Daniel too. The fact that he handed over the shares so fast? Yeah, he was definitely up to something shady.

Claire, on the other hand, seemed totally clueless about the whole mess.

She probably thought Howard wouldn't hurt his own kid. But if Howard could be so cold to Ethan, Daniel didn't stand a chance.

Claire flashed a bright smile at Daniel. "Daniel, your dad's always seen your potential."

"That's not cool. Howard can't just give all the shares to one person. Even though Ethan's got some shares, as a dad, you gotta be fair and split them between both kids," Ben said, trying to get a better deal for Ethan.

Claire's face turned dark, glaring at him. "Since when does the Douglas family's business become the board's problem?"

Seeing the board members start to whisper, Claire felt the heat. Daniel had yet to control the company fully. She needed to win these folks over to back Daniel. So she couldn't push too hard.

Howard seemed to see this coming and chimed in, "Both sons are mine, and I can't play favorites. But the company belongs to everyone, and so do the interests. I gotta think about everyone's benefits."

Claire frowned at Howard, not sure what he was up to.

Howard was a sly fox; he never did anything without a hidden agenda.

"Our company's in a tight spot. The Raymond Group's got us under serious pressure. Whether it's Daniel or Ethan, both have the right to step up for the Douglas Group. You all know I signed a lopsided deal with them."

Howard looked at Ethan, then Daniel. "To be fair, whoever can get Mr. Russell to cancel this contract or work with the Douglas Group on equal terms will get my shares." Howard was sharp. He knew Brandon was a tough nut to crack, so he was stalling.

Brandon had just booted Ethan for interest. Howard figured Brandon wouldn't give Ethan any respect.

Howard knew him

only been big for a few years, and there was no dirt of theirs in the documents. Claire had no way to sway Brandon to back Daniel. No matter how smart Claire

was when Howard would

finished, he gave Claire a look, telling

it. If things got too messy, no one would

though pissed, bit her tongue

stone-faced, trying not to

one could outfox

Brandon didn't care about him. He'd tried to meet him many

Brandon to see him was

nudged Daniel, sure their odds were better than Ethan's. "Fine, Daniel will

of Howard's deal with the Raymond Group. If Daniel could get Brandon to ditch the contract and team up again, he'd totally earn some street cred

She was dead set

for the complete experience-all for free. The

stayed quiet. He didn't give a damn about the shares, but if Howard was offering, he

Mr. Douglas, let's set a deadline, get an agreement signed, and have it notarized by a

probably fighting the

draft the contract, temporarily handing the shares to the company's notary

just gave

who nodded confidently, full

were all scheming, but

well, so I'm outta here."

Howard off, still playing the loving wife, not wanting anyone

was stormy, ignoring Claire

it out for