Chapter 219


    "Shut your mouth." Jacob was fuming.


    Lisa was just hopeless. Even though the Meadows family had bent over backward trying to groom her over the years, she still hadn''t achieved anything. She was terrible at management, and while she had a bit of a knack for design, it was nothingpared to Chloe''s talent.


    With the market downturn and the rise of emerce, their brick-and-mortar business was getting harder to sustain. Jacob already felt like he was running on fumes. Without Chloe, the Meadows family might actually go under one day.


    Lisa felt hurt after being scolded, "But Dad, I''ve already registered for thepetition under thepany''s name."


    Jacob felt like the world was spinning and nearly passed out. "What did you just say?"


    Lisa, defiant and stubborn, decided toe clean. "I registered yesterday, and themittee has already approved my application. So, this year, I will represent Belle époque at the Paris Fashion Design Contest."


    She shot Chloe a triumphant look. "Chloe, don''t think you''re the only one who can win awards. I can, too. This time, I''m going to show the world my design talent."


    Jacob was so angry he nearly coughed up blood. "Lisa, are you trying to kill me?"


    The Paris Fashion Design Contest wasn''t just anypetition that anyone could enter. Usually, prestigious brands sent their best designers, and each brand only got one spot. Belle époque only had one spot. If Lisa went, Chloe couldn''t.


    Chloe remained everposed, "Winners of the gold award from previous editions can register through their personal studios. If thepany needs me, I can register that way. Of course, if I win, the design can be attributed to Belle époque."


    Jacob felt a wave of relief. "Good, good, that''s perfect. You go to thepetition, and make sure to mention in your victory speech that the design is a part of Belle époque."


    If Chloe was going to the


    competition, Jacob had nothing to worry about Chloe had been there so many times and won


    international awards, including the top prize. Her face was well-known in the design circles. Her presence alone would be linked with Belle époque in the eyes of investors and luxury brand managers. She was a walking advertisement. Content


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    Feeling utterly defeated, Lisa cried out, "Dad, don''t fall for her act. She''s not that generous. She''s just after thepany''s 20% shares. Dad, you absolutely cannot agree to this."


    Chloe smiled and jumped in, "That''s right. I have one condition for going to thepetition: 20% of thepany''s shares. Why would I go through all this trouble for nothing?"


    Jacob''s emotions were on a roller


    coaster. But by now, he had


    epted the reality. Chloe was


    definitely going to Paris, and he even wanted her back in the Meadows family business. After all, they had a lot of history, and her current attitude must just a momentary outburst.


    Jacob said, "Come to thepany tomorrow to sign the share agreement then."


    Lisa was enraged and mmed down a te. "No, the Meadows family''s shares must not go to her. The Meadows family has me, not her!"


    "Dad, how could you do this to me? You said everything in the Meadows family was mine. Chloe is just a pet we raised. I''m your blood-rted daughter."


    Jacob was angry, and his chest


    ached as he shot back, "Lisa, enough


    is enough. If you were as outstanding as your sister, I would


    naturally entrust thepany to neContent is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    you. But look at yourself. How do youpare to Chloe? What future can you bring to the Meadows family? Apart from causing trouble, what else can you do?"


    Lisa trembled with fury.