Chapter 1267


    Edith mmed her hand down on the table with a force that echoed throughout the room.


    "I should''ve just drowned him when I had the chance!"


    But what was the point of saying that now?


    The atmosphere in the room was tense. Some suggested going to the Raymond Corporation or


    Greenfield Gardens to try and corner Ian, but no matter where they went, Ian was always one step


    ahead.


    At that moment, Ian was at the BlueSky Bar, a popr spot for the heirs of the city''s most powerful


    families. Some had already taken over their family businesses, while others were still waiting in the


    wings.


    In the Greenfield social hierarchy, Ian, Fitch, Tyler, and Phelps were considered the top dogs.


    Previously, everyone believed that Ian would give up the Raymond Corporation for Maja, which had


    caused some tension.


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    But now, within a day, he had bought out the Sanders family''s subsidiary and taken over 25% of the


    Morris family shares, who were rted to the Raymonds. This bold move had everyone on edge.


    Ian''s phone kept lighting up. It was clear the calls were from the Morris family, but he didn''t answer,


    instead, he was focused on Jolin in his arms.


    "Jolin, who should I buy out next?" he asked.


    Jolin had never imagined Ian would take her offhand remark about buying apany so seriously. She


    had teased him earlier that day about how nice it would be if he owned a certainpany, not


    expecting him to act on it immediately.


    The thought of such a powerful man, who waspletely devoted to her, was utterly satisfying.


    Especially with the attention they were getting.


    She felt like a queen, with her knight ready to do her bidding at hermand.


    The room fell silent at Ian''s question. Some quickly tried to appease Jolin by offering her a yearly


    membership card to their jewelrypany, which will allow her to shop for free.


    Others followed suit, each trying to win her favor.


    Jolin knew their motives and epted their offers with a smile.


    When she was seventeen, she hade to the BlueSky Bar with the Bennitt family as an insignificant


    nobody, forced to drink by the powerful young men. Even the Bennitts couldn''t protect her.


    Now with Ian, everyone was trying to please her like she was royalty.


    It seemed like they would do anything for her smile.


    Overnight, she had be the most sought-after woman in Greenfield.


    She could even feel the envious res from the other women in the room.


    She curled up in Ian''s arms.


    "Mr. Raymond, you''re so good to me. I want to stay with you forever."


    Ian held her close, his expression unchanged.


    "Then stay with me forever."


    The room was in shock. Wasn''t this a promise of making Jolin the wife of the Raymond Corporation''s


    president?


    After all, the rumors about Ian and Maja were still circting.


    Now, Ian was parading around with a recement, who he seemed to be more infatuated with than he


    ever was with Maja.


    He''d never made such grand gestures for Maja.


    But on second thought, hadn''t he almost given up the Raymond Corporation for Maja?


    He was willing to sacrifice everything he now had, it was just that Maja chose Eric in the end.


    Maja never gave him a chance.


    So, was Ian losing his mind?