Chapter 620


    After Bernard’s speech, a bunch of rtives were left speechless. They didn’t see iting that the big


    cheese of the Laurence family would be in the know of their shady deals “Sure, we did this stuff, but


    you can’t just kick us all out of the Laurence family, right?”


    They didn’t believe that other folks in the Laurence family hadn’t done the same, so why were they the


    first to take the hit?


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    Big bro, you gotta stand up for us. We hardly have any shares as it is, if they’re taken back now, how


    will we get by?”


    The “big bro” they were referring to was ke, the father of the Laurence family These rtives were


    ke’s siblings, both close and distant, all part of his generation. Although ke wasn’t the top dog


    anymore, his word still carried weight Regardless of Bernard’s power, he couldn’t just bypass ke,


    right? As long as ke stood up for them, Bernard’s decision would mean squat! It was because of


    kes backup that they dared to y dirty behind the scenes


    But ke valued the Laurence family’s interests more than anyone Anything that harmed the family’s


    interests, he wouldn’t let slide. Though he didn’t agree with Bernard summoning everyone back to the


    old mansion for a woman, he sided with Bernard on this matter


    Bernard had dug up the dirt and nned to deal with the rtives who were abusing the Laurence


    family’s name, and ke of course supported him. However, they were all part of the same n, even


    if he detested their actions, he had to keep up appearances.


    Thinking this. ke put on a show of anger, banging his cane on the floor, “Bernard, we’re all family


    here, a little lesson is enough. Don’t go overboard”


    Bernard gave ke an indifferent nce, 11 deal with you after I’m done with them. Don’t rush


    ke, who had tried to y the good guy, looked grim at these words. What was this supposed to


    mean? He was about to ask when Bernard looked away, turning his cold gaze to the disgruntled


    rtives


    “You’ve got a minute Ether take the buyout and leave, or be sent to the police station. Your choice”


    As soon as his words fell the bodyguards in the living room stepped forward, ready to haul anyone who


    didn’tply off to the station.


    The rtives were in shock. They saw that Bernard was nning to deal with ke after them. Was


    this a rebellion? They wanted to resist, but the bodyguards‘ icy stares and intimidating presence, were


    as formidable as Bernard’s, and it made their hearts tremble with fear. They really blew it this time. If


    they had known better, they would have just attended Bernard’s proposal ceremony instead of getting


    into all this mess.


    They had med Bernard for being an authoritarian, but now that he had them by the balls, they began


    ming the old man for stirring the pot. They were fuming, but couldn’t make up their minds within a


    minute and began whispering among themselves


    At this point, Veronica spoke up, “Guys, I suggest you take thepensation Embezzlement alone


    couldnd you behind bars for years. You wouldn’t want to drag your kids into this, would you?”


    After she finished, her brother Taylor chimed in, “Considering Bernard still has some scruples about


    turning on his own family: you better take the buyout and split. He won’t have the patience or time for


    your dilly–dallying…”


    Everyone knew how much these rtives had profited from the Laurence family, but chose to turn a


    blind eye because they were “family“. Now that they had pissed off Bernard, there was no good ending


    for them. Nevertheless, they were all rtives and didn’t want things to get too awkward, in case they


    still faced each other in the future.


    They felt embarrassed listening to the younger ones advising them to take the buyout. If they didn’t


    take thepensation now, they wouldn’t have a choice and they wouldn’t go to jail. If that happened,


    it wouldn’t just be a matter of getting embarrased, but their children would be affected too.


    Fine, well take thepensation. But can our children still work in the Laurence Group?”


    One of the men was the first to agree, with a condition. As long as their children could still work in the


    Laurence Group, thepensation would be enough tost them for generations. Bernard didn’t


    respond just nced at Taylor. The newly appointed Vice President of the board, Taylor, immediately


    stepped in. 11 have people conduct risk control checks if they weren’t involved in your crimes, they can


    stay If they were, they’re forever banned from the Laurence Group, including their descendants.”


    This rule was actually established when the Laurence Group was first founded. It’s just that these


    rtives had been profiting from the Laurence Group for so long. They didn’t give a damn about the


    company’s rules