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?

"York has indeed been a great help to you both. This

made arrangements with the lawyer for Melanie to have 10% of the shares once she gives birth, starting with 3% now despite the troubles

words before swiftly changing her tune. "Merritt, since it's about giving birth, why not wait another three years? It would look better to

knew her game. She probably thought Clyde and I wouldn't

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

was about having a child first to

leaned back

shares, but as the CEO, it doesn't look good for Clyde to be gossiped

squeezed my hand, signaling me to

now was tantamount to

position in the company for years. Why should York reap the

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

not acceptable.

shares, how could. Lucia seemed to want to argue

York.

York interjected smoothly. "After all,

already more than

was warm, betraying