Chapter 269
As soon as Joyce’s words fell, she heard the conference room’s door being opened from the outside.
Zavier led two assistants into the conference room, followed by his eldest son, Logan.
Zavier shot Joyce a smile that was warm and gentle as usual before saying. “I’m sorry, Joyce. I was
caught up in business just now, so I’m a few minuteste.”
Joyce’s expression remained impassive. She replied lightly, “Take a seat, Zavier.”
Hazel got up and pointed at a few empty seats for Zavier as a gesture for him to sit down.
Zavier and his group soon took their seats. The former soon spotted Christopher in the conference
room, so he smiled gently once more. “Even Chris is here.”
Christopher just nced at Zavier indifferently before greeting him.
Christopher was always closed to his uncles and his aunts loved and pampered him a lot. But that was
purely shown on the basis that none of their profits and privileges was harmed. That was because
Christopher was neither Zachary’s oldest son nor the future heir of Sce Corporation.
On the other hand, Kendrick’s case waspletely different. He never viewed his uncles as his elders
and superiors. The two elderly men didn’t dare to criticize him when they stood before him during
private moments.
The same applied to the rtionship Zachary shared with his brothers. The three brothers only grew
closer together after Zachary retired from his position.
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The truth was, Kendrick had intended to make arrangements for Christopher to work at Sce
Corporation when thetter was still a university student.
However, Christopher turned that offer down straight away.
He didn’t want to get involved in any of Sce Corporation’s affairs. Later on, Christopher started Glory
Corporation just for fun. During the initial phase, which was very difficult, he turned down Kendrick’s
offer to help him out.
They were brothers, after all. What Christopher feared the most was letting profits get in the way
between the two brothers.
A thick wall would be built over time between the two closest individuals in the end.
Everyone was present at the meeting.
Joyce wore a light blue dress with a smart cor. She sat on Kendrick’s seat while maintaining a steady
gaze ahead of her. Then, she started speaking. “The purpose of this meeting is to make an
announcement. I think everyone here has heard of the news regarding Mr. Sce’s ident while he
was on a business trip in Nardor. As of now, he’s… receiving treatment in a hospital there. He’s
incapable of
moving at the moment, so he can’t return to this country. I know that there are various rumors flying
around thepany. I hope that you can stop spreading baseless rumors and just stick to your jobs.”
Before returning to the country, Christopher, Joyce, and La had agreed to use that reason to pacify
everyone.
If Joyce were to tell the participants that Kendrick’s whereabouts were unknown, more chaos would
erupt in thepany. However, it would be apletely different story if they were to find out that
Kendrick was being treated in a hospital. That reason would have provided Joyce and the others with a
buffer period. At the same time, those who wished to act wouldn’t dare to do anything before they could
find out the truth of what happened.
During that period of time, the rescuers would continue looking for Kendrick in Nardor.
As Joyce had said before, she wanted to see Kendrick, dead or alive, with her own eyes.
As soon as Joyce finished speaking, someone questioned her right away, “Since he’s unable to return
to the country, he still should be able to host a video conference call, shouldn’t he? Mrs. Sce, you
mentioned that we shouldn’t be spreading baseless rumors, but the best way to get rid of the rumors
once and for all is for Mr. Sce to show his face in front of everyone.”
The one who spoke up was Logan, Zavier’s oldest son.
He was currently a project director at Sce Corporation.
Joyce looked at Logan while pinching the space between her thumb and her index finger with her
fingertips. Just as she was about to reply, Christopher suddenly spoke up. “It’s inconvenient for
Kendrick to do that at the moment. Once his condition has stabilized during thete stage of his
treatment, we’ll let him host a video conference call with you.”
He gazed at Logan coldly.
Logan and Christopher were cousins. Even though the age gap between them was huge, Logan used
to be a fun-loving guy when he was young. The cousins hadpatible personalities, so they always
hung out together.
Only when he turned 30 did Logan finally settle down and be mature.
Upon hearing Christopher’s words, Logan shot him a look, a smirk already curled on his lips. Logan
guffawed lightly before saying, “Since when do you have the right to speak in Sce Corporation? If I
remember correctly, you don’t have a position in thispany. Isn’t that right, Chris?”
Even though Kendrick had arranged for Christopher to deal with the incident in Romdale a year ago,
thetter had never gone through the official hiring procedure at Sce Corporation.
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Honestly, it didn’t matter to Christopher if he had gone through the process or
not.
However, that only applied when Kendrick was still around. Now that he was not, the situation was no
longer the same.
Christopher leaned backward slightly, feeling his back pressing against the back of the chair. He
nced at Logan, who sat across from him, with an impassive yetzy look on his face. “Are you
saying that only the employees of Sce Corporation can attend this meeting? If I remember correctly,
Great-uncle Richard and Great-uncle Simon don’t have positions at Sce Corporation as well. Does
that mean they don’t have the right to speak up too?”
Richard and Simon Sce were Christopher’s grandfather’s brothers.
They were currently in their 90s. When Christopher’s grandfather retired from his position, the two
brothers did the same.
Even though the brothers’ descendants continued working at Sce Corporation, they still kept to
themselves.
Truthfully speaking, Richard and Simon had been following the familyw of the Sce family faithfully.
They didn’t have the courage to step over the line.
Christopher’s retort shut Logan up sessfully.
Logan dared to berate Christopher, but there was no way he would have the same courage to berate
the great-uncles sitting at the table with him. After all, there were many members of the Sce family
who were present in the conference
room.
Christopher noticed Logan holding his tongue, so he continued, “I know what everyone’s worried about.
Don’t worry. After all, Kendrick is the patriarch of the Sce family. He’ll definitely live a long life under
the protection of our ancestors. It’s just that his condition is quite severe, seeing as he survived the car
ident in Nardor. That’s why it’s inconvenient for him to meet everyone at the
moment.”
Christopher’s tone remained neutral, but none of the people in therge conference room dared to
question him anymore.
La shot Joyce a look, silently prompting her to continue talking about the things they had discussed
earlier.
Joyce pursed her lips as she surveyed the conference room once again. Then, she continued the topic,
“Also, I’d like to make another announcement. Since Mr. Sce is receiving treatment in Nardor, we
won’t be able to get much work done in thepany due to his absence. In order to make sure that
Sce Corporation can function as usual, Mr. Sce would like to let Christopher rece him for the
time being so that the matters can be dealt with. An official letter will be published soon. I hope that
everyone can help the Acting Chairman out with
As soon as Joyce was done speaking, everyone started talking among themselves in shock.
Some time ago, many people were already displeased when Kendrick made the decision to let
Christopher take over Sce Corporation Romdale Branch. After all, thetter was just a rich boy who
appeared out of nowhere and had no idea how to run apany. What sort of capabilities would he
possess in the first ce?
Now that the same clueless kid was supposed to take over Sce Corporation, it was natural for
everyone to doubt him.
“Isn’t this a little too hasty, Mrs. Sce?”
The one questioning Joyce this time was Zavier, who had remained silent the whole time.
He opted not to refer to “Joyce” by her name, unlike the time when he entered the conference room.
Instead, he addressed her as “Mrs. Sce” as a reminder of her identity.
There had never been such a case when the second son of the Sce family became the Acting
Chairman of Sce Corporation in the past.
If Christopher could do it, then why couldn’t the other second sons do the same?
What about the second sons who were more capable and experienced than Christopher?
Zavier exined, “I’m not saying that I doubt Mr. Sce’s judgment. I know that he’s always loved his
younger brother and has ced high hopes in Chris, but managing Sce Corporation isn’t child’s
y. Even if we were to choose an Acting Chairman, shouldn’t we choose someone who’s both
capable and experienced?”