“Since no one has any objections, is there anything else?”That was Laurence’s way of saying that the meeting was over.The eight elders replied in unison, “Nothing else.”Tony stood first, saying with a kind smile, “We’ll take our leave now and won’t disturb your work. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can always ask Manny.“He has managed the company for over ten years and is familiar with everything.“I heard Manny was supposed to meet with a major client today to discuss a partnership. Has the client arrived yet? You’ve just taken over the company, so I imagine you wouldn’t know much about the project.”Laurence answered, “Mr. Durham, right? I’ve already signed the contract with him.”“You’ve signed the contract?”“Yes. You know how many years I’ve been in Havenmill, Uncle Tony. I’ve spent every one of those years studying Longbottom Corporation. I know very well who the company plans to cooperate with and what projects we have.“Even though I only took office

After a moment of silence, Noelle suddenly said, “Mr. Laurence, Misty likes you.”She could tell that. Additionally, Misty was jealous of her.She could not stand seeing Noelle by Laurence’s side.It was not just Misty. Many people envied Noelle for being able to stay with Laurence. Even though they did not know what he looked like, perhaps it was because his status and influence kept growing.Thus, they envied her.Now, even the elders of the Longbottom family were saying she was not worthy of him.Whether she was worthy or not was not up to them.At first, Noelle had been bothered by people saying she was not good enough for Laurence, but after thinking things through over the past two days, she no longer cared what others thought.As Jane said, as long as Laurence did not mind, no one else’s opinion mattered. It was Laurence she would be spending her life with, not anyone else.Furthermore, everyone Laurence considered family liked her and hoped that she and Laurence would

“Once you’ve earned Laurence’s trust, drive a wedge between him and Noelle to ruin their relationship.”Earlier, Tony had brought several family elders to speak with Laurence about his marriage, but Laurence declared that the only woman he loved was Noelle.If no one interfered, Noelle becoming the lady of the Longbottom family would be a disaster. That woman was formidable enough on her own.Laurence was already difficult to deal with. If Noelle became the lady of the house, the two of them would truly be unstoppable. There would be no chance for Manny to make a comeback.Every time Manny thought about how he and his father had struggled for thirty years, only to end up returning everything to Laurence, he choked with resentment.Thirty years of scheming, only for the family leadership to slip back into the direct lineage.Even the residence they had occupied for thirty years now had to be vacated for Laurence.Although they had amassed considerable wealth over the years and ow

When Laurence got back to his residence, he saw a few new cars parked in the lot, bearing license plates he did not recognize.He got out of his car and stood before the new vehicles.“Sir.”One of the bodyguards he had left at home to keep watch over the place came over and greeted him respectfully, then explained, “These cars belong to Mr. York from Wiltspoon. He’s visiting with his wife and is waiting inside for your return.”Laurence immediately smiled and said to Noelle, “Uncle Zack and Aunt Ser are here.”Noelle wondered, “Did Callie come with them?”The bodyguard replied, “Ms. York did not come with them. Only Mr. York and his missus came.”Laurence said as he headed inside, “Isn’t Callie working in FC & Co. now? How would she have time to visit? Unless Chloe asked her to come along.”Laurence was well aware of how strictly impartial Chloe was when it came to work.Within the company, even he, as her older brother, had to abide by the rules and regulations she set.As

Laurence replied, “That’s fine. Please don't stand on ceremony with me. Whenever you visit Havenmill in the future, I’ll take care of all your meals and accommodations. I can even arrange for a tour guide if you need one.“Aunt Ser, did you get car rentals? There’s no need for that. I have a few that I’m not using. You guys can knock yourselves out.”Most men liked cars, and Laurence was no exception. He had so many cars in his garage he could put on an exhibition.He did not need so many cars either, and the cars in his personal garage did not even include the fleet assigned to his bodyguards.“Yeah, it’s a rental.”Zachary replied mildly. “We’ve paid the deposit, so we’ll just use them. It’ll only be for a few days anyway.”They traveled all this way by plane, and the Yorks did not have businesses in this city, so they could only rent cars.Sonny did have a small villa here, but he only had one car. If it were just Zachary and Serenity, that would be enough, but a few bodyguar