Chapter 45 This Is Just the Beginning
The audience was silent and held their breath while waiting for Edison to say the name.
Frank seemed to have known the result a long time ago. He pulled his shirt indifferently and leaned
forward slightly, ready to take the stage to ept congrattions.
Edison''s gaze slowly moved to Frank and then away from him.
At this time, the door of the meeting room slowly opened. Paul pushed a wheelchair and was followed
by Edison''s assistant, Chand.
Edison''s eyes lit up, and his eyes looked at the man in the wheelchair. He was dressed in a dark suit
with a face so handsome that he looked as if he walked out of a painting. He seemed to have
descended from heaven, and he exuded an aura of wisdom and prescience all over.
His wheelchair rolled over the golden light and fragmented shadows on the ground, slowly appearing in
everyone''s sight. His ck eyes sharply nced past all the shareholders.
His gaze stopped on Frank''s body. His thin lips curled up slightly, and he smiled. He then looked away
and urately stopped next to the grey-haired old man.
"Grandpa, I''m back to the Byrne Group."
Edison felt as if he saw his grandson at a young age. The young man in his memory never frowned,
even though he suffered endless physical and mental torture. It was as if his sadness was eliminated.
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He felt that he owed Stefan more than Keegan. Today he finally came back. He looked at the boy in the
wheelchair who he loved with all his heart with excitement. He had finally grown up!
Looking at each other, Edison suddenly stood up and picked up the microphone on the stand to
announce: "The new leader of the group is — Stefan!"
The entire conference room became peculiarly silent. Everyone looked at Stefan at the same time and
then turned to look at Frank.
Frank started to panic the moment Stefan arrived in his wheelchair, but he firmly believed that
regardless of how much the old man loved that cripple, he would never let him be the President.
Because arge group could not be handed over to a person in a wheelchair.
But he heard Stefan''s name!
He thought he had heard it wrong. When everyone looked at him, he realized that the person who Mr.
Byrne announced was definitely Stefan.
He staggered to his feet and looked at Edison with panic. "Grandpa, what did you say? Did you say the
wrong name?"
He stood up and squeezed his fists slightly. He did not believe it. He had worked so hard in the past
nine years to build up his forces. There was no way that everything was over today!
Callum looked at how Frank was about to lose control and immediately walked over. "Dad, didn''t you
say that the new President of the group is Frank? Why did you announce it to be Stefan today? This is
not the time for jokes. Stefan has stayed on the ind for so many years and has never been capable
of managing a corporation. This won''t be convincing."
Edison''s cold eyes nced at Callum. He knew that his son and daughter-inw had always favoured
Frank. Ever since Stefan moved to Soul Ind, they never visited him. "Who told you that I said that
Frank is the only candidate for the position of President? Previously, Stefan didn''t want toe back to
the Byrne Group. But now he''s back, I think he is more suitable to be the President of the Byrne Group
than Frank."
"It''s..." Callum looked at Edison and dared not say anything after all.
The people below looked down and whispered. They all watched as the two brothers vied with each
other for the position of President and waited to see who would win.
Edison''s dignified eyes swept over every shareholder again. "I''ve decided on the next President for a
long time. Now, Stefan will be the President of the Byrne Group, Frank will be the Vice President, and
Callum will be the General Manager. Others'' positions will remain the same for the time being." He
looked at the man in the wheelchair. "Stefan,e to grandpa."
Stefan rolled his wheelchair and stopped in front of Edison. He looked up at Edison. "Grandpa, thank
you. I won''t let you down. Please rest assured, I''ll carry forward the legacy of the Byrne Group and lead
it to prosper!"
Edison nodded. "Grandpa believes in you. Work hard."
Edison left the meeting room under the escort of bodyguards.
Frank stood there, about to lose control. Suddenly, he wanted to explode into a rage. Ciara walked over
and held his hand. "Frank, calm down. Don''t make your grandpa upset at this time."
Frank''s handsome face was instantly contorted as he became filled with abhorrence. He came back
deliberately to vie for the position of President. Last time, he wanted to vie for his woman.
Knowing that he became married to a fake, he returned to vie for the position of President out of anger.
''Stefan, I won''t let you seed!''
As soon as Edison left, the shareholders below began to discuss amongst themselves. "Is Master
Stefan capable? He has been recuperating for so many years. The Byrne Group isn''t a ce where
anyone can be the President."
"Yeah, what about Master Frank? I always thought Master Frank would be the new President. I didn''t
expect it to be Master Stefan."
"Don''t look down on Master Stefan. The new President appointed by the old man should be very
powerful."
Stefan sat in the wheelchair and pressed his thin lips together tightly. He looked coldly at the familiar
yet strange faces.
He said in a deep voice, "From now on, under the leadership of me, Stefan, the Byrne Group will
definitely be a world leader. I swear that if the Byrne Group does not be a top international
business empire within a year, I''ll resign from the position of President!"
His domineering and resolute words echoed in everyone''s mind. While all the shareholders were
stunned for a few seconds, there was thunderous apuse! Stefan turned around and rolled the
wheelchair to Frank''s side. He suddenly smiled and spoke such that only the two of them could hear.
"Frank, I told you that I''ll drag you down and make you experience the pain I endured. This is just the
beginning." His cold eyes suddenly turned ruthless as he pressed Frank''s shoulder with one hand.
Frank''s eyes constricted. "You think you''ll be able to gain a firm footing?"
"This question will have to wait until I am in the position!" He rolled the wheelchair and went directly to
the President''s seat.
Ciara stood up and walked over. "Stefan, you haven''t been at thepany for so many years, and you
don''t know the difficulty of managing apany. Your legs aren''t well. Take a good rest and give Frank
the position of President."
Stefan turned his head slowly and looked directly at his biological mother quietly. He knew from birth
that his mother did not like him. At that time, he was five, and Frank was seven.
Ciara returned from the UK and brought back a limited-edition car model for Frank. He reached for it,
and his hand was swept aside by his mother. "Don''t touch it. This is Frank''s favourite car model. He''ll
be sad again if it breaks."
He watched Ciara put the car model in a ce out of his reach and immediately felt disappointed.
From then on, he never asked his mother for anything. He closed himself up until his eldest brother
passed away, and he was sad and anguished.
The night before Keegan left, he called him to his side. "Stefan, you''ve grown up. I may not be able to
take care of you anymore. You have to learn how to stay strong. Also, Frank has a very strong
personality and is particrly possessive. Don''tpete with him in the
future."