When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 139

Chapter 139



I nudged Clyde's hand gently, and he immediately grasped my implication.

"Grandpa, we're both competent, and besides, the company has other managers as well," he reassured.

"Yet, no amount of managers can replace family. Your brother is still a Patterson by blood," he stated, making his intentions crystal clear - York had to be involved.

I looked up, meeting York's smug gaze head-on.

"Don't worry, I'll dedicate myself to this. After all, I've managed the company for a considerable period before," he boasted. "Besides, I'm now a shareholder in the Patterson Group. It's only right that I help manage it."

The moment York mentioned his shares, Clyde and I tensed up. Technically, the Patterson Group was still under Merritt's control, with him holding the majority of the shares.

Now that York also had shares, wasn't this setting him up to compete with Clyde?

coughed lightly, "York has indeed been a great help to you both.

Melanie to have 10% of the shares once she gives birth, starting with

can that be?" Lucia chimed in, instantly regretting her words before swiftly changing her tune. "Merritt, since it's about giving birth, why not wait another three years? It would look better to include

knew her game. She probably thought Clyde and I wouldn't last three years, leaving me

Merritt. At our wedding, he said I was a shareholder, claiming the shares were

having a child

this. I leaned back on

York has received his shares, shouldn't Clyde's share percentage also increase? I don't need any shares, but as the CEO, it doesn't

hand, signaling

now was tantamount to making enemies,

company

give you 3%, and another 2%, making it 18% for you two as

that's not acceptable.

shares, how could. Lucia seemed to want to

York.

are his to distribute as he pleases," York interjected smoothly. "After all, Clyde is his grandson. I understand that my 2% is already more than

more than

was warm, betraying no