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“No need, since we’re here, might as well <b>visit </b>Grandpa and Grandma”
Matthew didn’t want anyone to read his thoughts, <b>making </b>it seem like he was overly concerned about Valerie.
Especially
y <b>Charles</b><b>, </b>who had grown bolder recently and dared to jest with him. It seemed like his year–end bonus was indeed going to take a lit.
Under the night sky, the ck Cayenne slowly entered the underground <b>garage </b>of the <b>Grant </b><b>Manor</b>. The builer, who had been waiting by the side, immediately went forward to open the door. Then, a pair of long legs d in ck trousers stepped out,
“Wee back, Mr. Grant! The servants lined up, weing Matthew in unison.
After taking off his heavy coat, he headed toward the hidden elevator and loosened his tie when the futuristic <b>semi</b>–transparent <b>elevator </b>doors closed. After <b>a </b>busy day <b>without </b>rest, he felt <b>a </b>bit tired. Normally, he would have <b>been </b>back at Slotmond Estate by now, and Valerie would <b>have </b>prepared dinner for him. Thinking of this scene, he surprisingly felt a bit hungry,
Just then, he noticed the butler looking nervous, seemingly hesitant to speak, then he said, “<b>What’s </b>wrong”
Matthew did not talk much, and a single word from him carried an indescribable sense of oppression.
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twithhold information but also couldn’t <b>speak </b>carelessly. After stumbling for a while, he finally <b>said</b>, “Mr. Mathew, Mr. Lincoln and his family are here.”
Matthew remained expressionless when he heard this, but his face visibly darkened. Lincoln and his family were here, which meant that Fred who drugged himst time was probably here too.
At this moment, the Grant family
nily members were gathered in the living room, chatting andughing.
It was the first time Lincoln had returned to the Gram Manor since stepping down from the Noria Group. Due to <b>his </b>past mistakes leading to his resignation, there was some resentment from Nn and Sophia. However, seeing all the grandchildren gathered today, they didn’t say much,
Fred was quite charming, making Nn and Sophiaugh heartily. Despite being happy, Sophia couldn’t help but sigh and say, changed a bit over the <b>years</b>. Why do you still act like a childt.
Fred immediately exchanged a nce with his father.
Lincoln spoke up, “Mom. I’m also worried about this boy not growing up. Maybe if he spends some time at thepany
more <b>mature</b><b>.</b>
Nn said. “Go to thepany? But thepany is under Matthew’s management now”
“Fred, you haven’t
y in learn, he can be
Lincoln tried to persuade, “Mom, <b>Dad</b><b>, </b>don’t <b>worry</b>. I’m not trying to meddle in Matthew’s affairs. On the contrary. I want Fred to <b>learn </b>from Matthew. Among our younger generation, Matthew is the most capable while Fredgs in many aspectspared to Matthew. If he can learn even a bit from Matthew, our family can work together better and improve the family business.
Lincoln’s words sounded noble, but <b>his </b>true intentions indicated that he was full of schemes <b>and </b>ambitions.
After stepping down, thepany had essentially be Matthew’s, and Lincoln couldn’t ept that,
Therefore, Lincoln tried his best to push Fred into the Noria Group. Even though Lincoln was no longer in thepany, he had cultivated many loyal followers over the <b>years</b>, and with their help. Fred couldpeir for control of the Noria Group in the future.
<b>Otherwise</b><b>, </b>if they didn’t act now, it would only be more difficultter.
Thinking of this, Lincoln spoke again. “Fred is not young anymore and has be more stable that he can help Matthew share the burdens. As for Kylie, she also wants….
Unexpectedly, before Lincoln could finish his sentence, a cold yet dignified voice echoed from afar, apanied by steady footsteps
A voice sounded. “Five years ago, Noria Group ventured into the jewelry business but several jewelry stores in Wrexion and Pharrfron suffered huge losses and had to close. The person responsible for such a massive failure was none other than my dear cousin, Fred.”
Matthew stepped out of the elevator and his imposing figure instantly lowered the room’s temperature several degrees.
Lincoln didn’t expect Matthew to appear at this moment and a hint of panic shed across <b>his </b>face, Hut he forced himself to <b>say</b>, “At that time. Fred was just learning the <b>ropes </b>in business, and it’s normal to fail <b>as </b>he was still young”
“Oh, is that normal?*
Matthew remained expressionless, which added to the mockery in his tone as he continued, “Three <b>years </b>ago, Noria Entertainment invested in twenty–one films. Ten achieved high–level profits, while the rest also <b>passed </b>the qualifying line. Only three lns incurred such significant losses and they remain the legendary fail examples in the industry. Coincidentally, the creator of these three examples is also Fred.”
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Fred couldn’t hold back his frustration
on and gritted his teeth while saying. That was because I wasn’t familiar with film investments. Anyway, I’ll learn from this in the future”
Matthew smiled slightly, as he was known for his cold demeanor, hardly anyone had seen him smile.
The slight lift of his lip now seemed more like sarcasm
“And <b>also </b>yourst year’s decision–making mistake led to Noria Automative’s new energy car series losing for over three quarters. Fred, you’ve umted losses of 199 million dors in these <b>years</b>. If you keep it up, it looks like you’ll soon break the 200 million dor milestone.
“You… Fred wanted to retort but couldn’t find a word.
His face turned dark as every word from Matthew <b>was </b>like a p <b>with </b>a huge <b>sound </b>on <b>his </b>cheeks
Sophia <b>and </b>Nn nced at each other, feeling a bit relieved. They <b>weren’t </b>naive and they knew Lincoln’s intentions quite well, but they didn’t want Fred to meddle with Noria Group’s business anymore.
Fred <b>and </b>Matthew were both their grandsons. Each time when Fred had incurred so many losses, it was Matthew who cleaned up after him. They <b>could </b>see Matthew growing quieter <b>and </b>more exhausted each day, and is pained them
However, Matthew’s confrontation with Fred left Fred embarrassed and had no ground <b>to </b>stand on Sophia <b>had </b>tofort Fred on the surface and promised to use some of her private funds to support his entrepreneurial ventures,
But Fred was not satisfied as no matter how much money Sophia had, it <b>was </b>just a drop in the <b>ocean </bpared to <b>Noria </b><b>Group</b>,
He said sarcastically, “<b>Grandma </b>still cares about me, but Grandma, you have to care about Matthew too<b>. </b>Matthew has been busy every day for the past few years. Now that he’s not young anymore, he hasn’t even settled his marriage. If he doesn’t loosen up a bit, when will <b>you </b>and Grandpa get to look after your great–grandchildren?”
At the mention of great–grandchildren, Siphia thought, ‘Having a great–grandchild is simple, It’s only <b>a </b>matter of time.
Fred thought Sophia would join him in scolding Matthew, but instead, Sophia cheerfully pulled out her phone and mysteriously showed Fred a picture of a woman, asking, “Fred, what do you think of this girl“”
Fred wanted to win over <b>Sophia </b>to pressure Matthew into marriage. However, Sopho showed him a photo of a woman, making him think that she was trying to pressure him into marriage. This irritated him, and he casually nced at the photo of the woman. He didn’t pay much attention to her appearance, but seeing her on a scooter with a helmet, he lost interest immediately.
“She’s not attractive. Women like her are everywhere. Grandma, where did you find such a woman?” Fred didn’t want to get married as he was <b>not </b>done having fun yet
statement and he hit Sophia’s sore spot
Fredpletely missed his mark with that sta
Almost as soon <b>as </b>Fred finished speaking, Sophia’s face turnedpletely dark as if she was going to eat him alive.
Sophia immediately <b>scolded</b><b>. </b>“Shut up! Matthew was right about you having no vision. Not only in business, but youck vision in everything. I don’t wee you here today. Get out
Just a moment ago, Sophia felt sorry for Fred, but now, she was furious as this guy had provoked her <b>Valerie </b>was a girl she approved of and she wouldn’t allow anyone to <b>speak </b>ill of her. Hence, Fred had no right to criticize her.
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