Despite her shorings, Marina understood the weight of ownership stakes. Her eyes bulged in


    disbelief.


    “Impossible! You’re bluffing!”


    Jefferson snorted dismissively, ignoring her protest. He called security and ordered them to escort her


    out of the CEO’s office.


    The guards swiftly grabbed Marina, and as they hauled her away, she yelled in a blend of humiliation


    and fury. “Unhand me! I am the CEO of


    Bryant Group, a Bryant by blood! Let me go now!”


    She wasn’t aware of the backhanders Jefferson had given the security personnel. So despite her loud


    protests, she was evicted from the


    Bryant Group premises. p % Sh oO


    After being ousted from the Bryant Group headquarters, Marina stood stupefied.


    Only moments earlier, she had been relishing the Luxury of the CEO’s office, surrounded by


    sycophancy. Now, she found herself abruptly exiled.


    The fear finally set in as Jefferson’s words echoed in her mind; her face drained of color.


    While Marina’s knowledge of corporate affairs was limited, she grasped the fundamental principle:


    larger shareholding equated torger control. It was the reason she had pressured Liza to transfer


    Marco’s shares to her name.


    Jefferson now imed 36% of Bryant Group’s shares.


    Marina couldn’t fathom how he had amassed such a sizable stake. Still, the chilling reality set in: he


    had effectivelymandeered the Bryant


    Group right under her nose, and she was none the wiser. If Liza discovered this, she was in for a world


    of hurt.


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    Her fear wasn’t only rooted in Liza’s imminent scolding, but also in the potential loss of the Bryant


    Group. She and Laura would be at the mercy of others once again, living days spent kowtowing to


    others’ demands.


    Marina eventually plucked up the courage to return to the Bryant household, tearfully recounting


    Jefferson’s audacious plot to Liza.


    “Grandma, that conniving old man Jefferson…”


    Though Marinacked most skills, she was a master at instigating drama. She tactfully omitted her own


    negligence regarding Jefferson’s scheme, instead focusing on his disrespectful tirade against the


    Bryant family.


    Hearing Marina’s embellished recounting, Liza was on the verge of fainting in rage.


    Expelling Marco from the Bryant Group had already taken its toll on


    Liza. Despite her efforts to safeguard the Bryant lineage, her health had been on the decline. She’d


    spent thest few days convalescing at the Bryant residence, deliberately isting herself from the


    world.


    She had believed Marina could maintain control temporarily with Marco’s foundation, at least until her


    health recuperated. She hadn’t anticipated Jefferson’s swift and covert umtion of shares, aiming


    to seize power.


    Although Liza was incensed, she wasn’t entirely hoodwinked by Marina.