Chapter 499
Chapter 499 Taking Sole Control of the Whitman Group
Cyrus’ voice remained indifferent as he said, “Don’t resort to killing to solve your problems. It’s too
bloody.” a
Xavia swallowed her next words, thinking that he had done far bloodier things in the past, so why
hesitate now?
“The Sullivan Group is a partnerpany of the Whitman Group and Fairlight, so don’t touch. them.
When I take over, I don’t want these twopanies to be useless messes.”
Not only did he not want to be the one to clean up the messes, but he also knew that Fleurette would
feel heartache over such a situation.
“Okay… But what if Noah tries to ckmail me with it?”
“Having more allies is better than having more enemies. Do you know what I’d like to see?” Cyrus
asked, his voice dripping with venom.
“I know… You want to see the Whitmans isted and defeated on all fronts,” Xavia replied.
From the other end of the phone came a low chuckle. That was right. Cyrus despised the Whitmans
more than anything else in his life.
About a weekter, Harold sensed something was amiss and called Chloe to ask why they had not
come by the family home recently.
Joseph was making coffee at that moment, and Chloe silently mouthed to him, “What should I say?”
Joseph wiped his fingers clean with a handkerchief and replied, “Tell him we’ll go this
afternoon.”
“Grandpa, we’ll be stopping by this afternoon.”
“Okay, okay. What would you like to eat? I’ll have the chef prepare it for you.”
“Anything will do. I’m not picky.”
After hanging up the phone, Chloe asked cautiously, “Have you figured out how to handle it?”
“Yes.” Joseph nodded. “But I’ll go back alone. You stay here.”
“You’re not taking me with you?” Chloe was surprised and frowned, feeling a sense of unease rising in
her heart.
“That’s right. I have a n, and it’s for your own good.” He walked to her side, tucking the
stray hair falling on her forehead behind her ear. “I’ll take care of everything. Don’t worry, my
dear.”
He did not want to involve her in the mess because he did not want to put her in a dangerous situation.
“But I want to go with you.”
“I know, but it’ll be easier for me to handle this alone. There are some things that I need to talk to
Grandpa about,” Joseph exined.
Chloe chewed her lip. She was still worried and said, “Are you going to confront him? He’s so old, and
his heart isn’t well. Please don’t stress him too much.”
Joseph sighed helplessly, “It’s not a small matter, and it’ll undoubtedly upset him. Don’t worry. There’s a
family doctor at the family home who can provide emergency medical care.”
“You truly are considerate. I should thank you on behalf of Grandpa,” Chloe said.
“That’s not necessary. Besides, he’s a tough old man.”
After finishing his coffee, Joseph put on his coat and left.
When it gotte into the night, he still had yet to return. Chloe wanted to send him a message to inquire
about his situation, but she was afraid of disturbing him.
By the next afternoon, there was still no word from Joseph. Just as she was about to call him, a pop-up
notification appeared on her phone from a live broadcast.
[Joseph defies his grandfather and ns to take sole control over the Whitman Group…]
When Chloe saw the explosive and sensational headline, her eyelids twitched as she immediately
clicked on the link to watch the live broadcast.
“Please, we need your help. Despite already granting Joseph the position of power, he’s insatiable and
now demands that we relinquish all our shares and leave the Whitman Group. This is an act of great
defiance and disrespect!” Preston’s voice seethed with indignation as he
faced the camera.
While sobbing, Octavia echoed, “And not too long ago, he viciously attacked my son and nearly broke
his nose. The person you all believe him to be is far from the truth. We must expose his true nature!”
The reporters were fuming, their anger palpable, “Will Mr. Harold stand idle and let such despicable
behavior go unpunished?”
At the mention of Harold, Preston’s face instantly became awash with tears as he hissed, Even my
father’s shares have been forcibly taken away. He’s nothing but an unworthy
scoundrel!”
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The reporters were shocked, eximing, “This is outrageous! We’ll expose his ugly face to the public!”
Next, they intercepted Joseph as he stepped out of his car. “Mr. Joseph, please give us an exnation.
Is it true what they’re saying?”
Joseph stood tall and straight in his suit, emitting apelling aura.
“I won’t support a bunch of useless people,” he dered.
“What do you mean?”
Joseph presented internalpany data before them. “These are the projects undertaken by Preston
in the past five years. Out of the total projects, only around ten percent or so had been. a sess,
while the rest had met with miserable failure.”
“But even so, you shouldn’t be so ruthless. After all, he’s your uncle.”
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Joseph’s expression turned cold. “That’s why I left him with a 0.5 percent share. He’ll receive regr
dividends every year, and his life will remainfortable. Or can yourpany not stand him living in
such a state and wish to take care of him?”
The reporters were left speechless and unable to respond. Shaking with anger and realizing that he
was losing the upper hand, Preston quickly brought up Harold. “My father has treated you well, but why
didn’t you leave any shares for him?”
“They were meant to be mine eventually. What’s the problem if he transferred his shares to me a little
earlier?”
“It wasn’t a transfer! It was outright snatching! You’ve driven Grandpa into the hospital with anger!”
“Then you should be at the hospital by his bedside right now instead of attempting to use public opinion
to suppress me,” Joseph retorted coldly before turning around and striding into the Fairlight, paying no
further attention to those people throughout the whole encounter.