Mr. Kane Got cklisted By Eleven Jewell Chapter 247
Chapter 247
Marshall had a softened expression.
“Keegan’s outstanding. Not only is he outstanding in the eyes of the elders, but he’s also outstanding in
the eyes of his peers. During exams at school, none of us could be as good as him, no matter how
hard we tried. Even at sports, he was also always better than us. He’s good -tempered, patient, skilled
at his profession, and treasures talent. You can see how much everyone trusts him from how his
schoolmates came to help him when he started thepany right after he graduated,” he said in a
gentle tone.
‘Keegan’s good-tempered? Keegan’s patient? Do we both know the same Keegan?’ wondered
Ste.
“You must have some kind of misunderstanding toward Keegan. So you’re saying he’s good
tempered?”
Ste could not help but say, “Up till this age, I’ve never seen a person with a worse personality than
his. He puts on a long face every time he’s unhappy. He’ll pick on your mistakes whenever you ask why
he’s unhappy. If you act like you don’t see his expression and do not ask him about it, he’ll stare at you
the entire day and make you feel ufortable,” she said as she mimicked his expression. She
continued, “This is the expression. Doesn’t he look like Squash from nts vs. Zombies?”
Marshall could not help but smile.
While Ste was mimicking Keegan, she suddenly noticed Keegan standing by the door with a stoic
expression. She shuddered and almost showed panic on her face.
Ste coughed and said guiltily, “Honey, your meeting ended already?”
Keegan threw her an icy side-eye, “If I didn’t return earlier, how would I get to watch your superb
imitation show?”
Ste was at a loss for words.
She pouted. Since Marshall was present, she kept quiet.
Marshallughed, “Ste was worried that I’d feel bored, so she purposefully chatted with me for a
while. It was just banter.”
Keegan obviously knew it was banter, and he would not get angry over a single criticism from Ste.
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‘It’s not like it’s my first day knowing this woman. I just feel ufortable seeing Marshall helping
Ste exin the situation,’ he thought.
Keegan walked over and stood between Ste and Marshall. Then, he sat down next to Ste with a
natural expression.
“Aren’t we meeting in the afternoon? Why’d youe over this early?”
Marshall replied warmly, “Madam Chase is going on a pic with some of her ssmates this
afternoon, so she asked me to be her driver. I was worried that I wouldn’t make it this afternoon; I
dropped by because I needed to help her pick up some things.”
Ste was puzzled, “Madam Chase?”
Marshall smiled, “My mother’sst name is Chase.”
Ste nodded.
‘Marshall must share a good rtionship with his mother. Otherwise, he wouldn’t make such a joke,’
she thought.
After the two briefly exchanged pleasantries, they got down to business.
‘Keegan asked Marshall to look over at some contracts, presumably because they involved uses
that need to be interpreted by a professional attorney. The legal counsel team at the Vinci Rivera
Group is impressive. I wonder if Keegan looked for his own friend because he doesn’t trust them. I
rarely ask Keegan aboutpany-rted matters, but over the years, I more or less know about them.
In the Vinci Rivera Group’s earlier days, they did foreign trade business. During Keegan’s
grandmother’s days, the production levels were lower
domestically, so many products had to be imported.
At the time, the new policy was introduced. Coupled with the husband and wife’s diligence and
boldness, they umted a lot of wealth within a few years through the import and export business.
However, as the nation developed its economy, transportation, and ease ofmunication, many
foreign trade channels from the earlier years could not adapt. As a result, thepany’s efficiency
plummeted. And so, they started to seek transformation.
At the end of the 80s, radios, television, and other electrical appliances had just emerged. So not many
localpanies manufactured them. Since the price of the imports was not lowered, people could only
afford a few brands. Keegan’s grandfather had an idea and acquired an electricalpany. He spent
lots of money to hire professionals that specifically did independent research on developing and
producing electrical appliances. The electrical appliances under the Vinci Rivera Group soon took over
the market.
By the time Keegan’s father, Quentin Kane, took over thepany, it happened to be the beginning of
a century. Quentin was much more far-sighted. He felt that it was bound to enter a fully intelligent
machine era at some point in product development. And so, he entered the automation major during
his schooling days. A few years after his graduation, he got Keegan’s grandmother’s support and
transformed thepany. That was how the Vinci Rivera Group today became the nation’s industry
leader in chips.
Meanwhile, Keegan carried over Quentin’s ideas and continued his journey. Keegan’s capable in this
area. But merely being capable isn’t enough in thispany, especially when it’s apany as
complex as the Vinci Rivera Group. Keegan’s grandfather and Quentin are simr in some ways. For
example, they didn’t forget their past rtives even after making their fortunes.
While Keegan’s grandmother’s lineage is the main people controlling the Vinci Rivera Group, there are
still many coteral branches of the Kane family within thepany. Keegan is not good at socializing
and hates perfunctory conversations. He is different from those who stay in their offices all year round
and only do business nning; hees from a technical background and values research and
development. As more money invested into research and development, more money came out of the
coteral family’s pocket. So Keegan wasn’t that likable in the eyes of these shareholders.
But Chandler’s different. He’s more like a businessman; thepany and shareholderse first. This
led to Keegan not being as popr as Chandler despite him creating excessive profits for thepany
over the years. Those people don’t trust Keegan, and neither does
Keegan trust them. Otherwise, why’d he ask his own friend to look at the contract?’ thought Ste.
Ste was not interested in their conversation, so she sat in Keegan’s office chair and scribbled around
with a pen.
When Keegan was speaking, he nced at her and saw her head down with a smile. He suddenly felt
curious as to what she was drawing.
Ste was immersed in her drawing that she did not even notice when Keegan walked over. When
Keegan lowered his gaze to look at the paper under her hand, he turned blue.