Chapter 1460


    The air in the hallway seemed to freeze as Troy Brennan, the man who was more myth than flesh to


    most of these kids, walked through the doors. It was a rare sight to see him in the flesh, and even rarer


    to witness him speaking in hushed, deferential tones to a woman nobody recognized.


    Maja stood silent, her presencemanding the space without a word. Catching her cue, Troy gave a


    discreet nod to his bodyguard, who promptly shoved Wade into the spotlight.


    Crashing to the floor, Wade''s earlier bravado evaporated into a crumpled heap of embarrassment.


    "Grandpa, are you out of your mind? Why would you tie my up!"


    His face was a mask of rage, betraying his cluelessness about the current situation. The truth was, he


    had been bound and brought straight from the hospital, with no one bothering to exin why. The


    grave expressions on the faces of the Brennan n spoke volumes.


    Wade was their sole heir, their pride and future. It was unthinkable that his grandfather would sacrifice


    him like this.


    "Grandpa!" Wade''s voice cracked as he called out again, but the old man didn''t look at him. Instead, his


    stern gaze was fixed on Maja, as if awaiting her judgment.


    Before Maja could respond, Alva, who seemed to take the whole affair as a personal affront, red at


    Maja with a kind of manic intensity, "What are you waiting for? Seize this tramp at once!"


    Troy thumped his cane on the floor in anger, "Shut up! All of you, just shut up! Ms. Pennyfeather here


    holds the majority of stocks in the Brennan family right now!"


    Anyone with a smidgeon of business sense knew what that meant. Holding the most stocks equated to


    wielding the most power. The fate of the entirepany rested in her hands.


    If she felt cornered, she could bring the whole Brennan dynasty crashing down with her.


    Alva''s eyes widened in disbelief, her mind struggling to process the revtion. The Brennan family''


    majority stockholder? How could this nobody afford such wealth?


    "Is there some mistake? How is this possible? How?!" Her face drained of color, she recoiled from


    Maja''s steady gaze.


    Helping Quentin to his feet, Maja ignored the stunned onlookers and turned to a student nearby,


    "Where''s the nurse''s office?"


    The student, shaking slightly, pointed in a direction.


    Though Quentin''s head swam with dizziness, he managed to catch Troy''s words, leaning heavily on


    Maja as if he might faint at any moment, "Maja, just how much did you spend?"


    It was the question on everyone''s mind. To gain control of The Brennan family in such a short time,


    how much had she invested?


    "Just two billion," Maja said nonchntly, as if it were chump change. "Pocket money."


    The revtion sent shockwaves through the crowd.


    With the Brennan family valued at barely six hundred million, Maja''s investment, not even aplete


    buyout, was staggering. No wonder so many were eager to sell their shares to her.


    Two billion, and she call it pocket money?


    Troy''s heart quivered at the thought, knowing his grandson had indeed hit a wall.


    In Outer Ind, wealth was power. With enough money, you could hire hitmen, bodyguards, and now


    the Brennans had to tread lightly around her.


    In a blink, Maja''s status had skyrocketed.


    Her unting of wealth here was shielded by the unspoken rules of Outer Ind, where the rich were


    protected, and the ruthless were many. Everyone adhered to the rules, or else the Inner Ind


    enforcers would ensure a fate worse than death.


    There had been precedents; impoverished individuals who dared to kill the wealthy faced not just their


    own death but the extermination of their entire family. This was hell for the poor and paradise for the


    rich.


    With a bitter kick to Wade, Troy struggled to contain his fury.


    But Wade could hardly be med. In a ce where the gap between rich and poor was so extreme,


    and the Brennans exploited others without remorse, who could have foreseen someone of such


    affluence?


    "Ms. Pennyfeather," Troy conceded, "I offer up this unworthy grandson to your judgment. The Brennan


    family will provide you protection."


    Without acknowledging Troy''s offer, Maja helped Quentin out of the hallway, the crowd parting before


    her.


    Wade, still in disbelief, lunged at her fiercely, "Bitch! I''ll see you dead! I don''t believe a damn thing


    about your shares. This isn’t real, it’s grandpa''s way of getting me to shape up!"


    He had seen such stunts before; his grandfather''s harsh lessons to focus his mind on the family


    business.


    Maja had no patience for his antics. With a swift kick, she silenced him, "Get lost!"


    With his teeth rattling from the impact, Wade hit the floor.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.