Chapter 1431


    Chapter 1431


    Veronica frowned in annoyance. “How is the nchet family being selfish?”


    Bartlett replied sternly, “Your brother has been missing for years without a trace. He never married


    Ellinor, yet now you want to keep her tied to your family. You expect her to raise the kids and manage


    thepany without allowing her to start a new life. Don’t you think that’s being selfish?”


    Caught off guard, Veronica gritted her teeth. “My brother is just temporarily unavable. He’s not dead!


    He will return one day!”


    Bartlett smirked coldly. “If he was going to return, he would have by now. He would never leave Ellinor


    and the kids here without a word, right?”


    Veronica couldn’t argue with Bartlett/ so she blocked his way instead.


    “Your words mean nothing! This is the nchet Corporation, and if I don’t want you in, you’re not


    getting in!”


    This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    Bartlett leaned in closer. “You won’t let me in? Then I might just have to make a move on you.”


    Veronica, fearless, retorted. “What? You dare hit me on nchet territory?”


    Bartlett leaned in until his breath could touch her face. “I won’t hit you. If you won’t let me pursue


    Ellinor, then I might just pursue you instead. After all, Miss Veronica, you’re bing more charming. I


    don’t mind changing targets.”


    With that, his hand lifted Véronica’s chin.


    Veronica, who had feelings for another man, was caught off–guard by his touch and instinctively


    backed away.


    This gave Bartlett the opportunity to enter the CEO’s office.


    By the time Veronica reacted, it was toote, which left her fuming.


    Ellinor was busy typing on her keyboard when she heard someone enter. Assuming it was Veronica,


    she asked, “Back again? What else do you need?”


    Bartlett smiled. “Busy, Ellinor?”


    After hearing Bartlett’s voice, Ellinor stopped typing and looked up.


    “Why are you here?”


    Her tone and expression made it clear that she wasn’t thrilled to see him..


    Bartlett, used to her cold reception, pulled out the chair opposite her desk and sat down. “Just checking


    in on you. How did things go with the old shareholders of the nchet Corporation? Did they give you


    a hard time?”


    Ellinor’s gaze returned to herputer screen as she replied casually. “They’re manageable. They are


    nothing I can’t handle.”


    Bartlett admired her work ethic. “Ellinor, honestly, are you okay with staying with the nchet family


    and working for them for free?”


    Ellinor continued to type. “What do you mean? I’m not working for free. I receive a sry.”


    Bartlett chuckled. “Have you ever heard of a CEO who only gets a sry? Ellinor, you’re working


    harder than a horse but eating less than a cat. Doesn’t that seem


    foolish?”


    Ellinor was unfazed. “Is it necessary to keep an ount of everything in one’s own family?”


    Hearing her refer to the nchet family as her own made Bartlett furrow his brows. “I’m afraid you’re


    the only one who considers the nchet family as your own. They probably don’t see it that way.”


    Ellinor nced at him. “Really? And what do you think their perspective is?”


    Bartlett asked, “Do you really want to hear my opinion?”


    Ellinor smiled. “You’re already here. Isn’t it because you want to talk? Go ahead; I’m listening.”


    Bartlett grinned. “Well, if you insist. I think they’re just using you and don’t really consider you family.”


    Ellinor raised an eyebrow. “Oh? How so?”