“But the Forest Hills contract,” an older man interjected, his voice trembling. “The key person clause, George... if we remove her, Ms. Hatfield could trigger the $500 million penalty. We would be bankrupt by noon.” “The truth is our only shield,” Fred countered smoothly, leaning forward as if to comfort his father. “Ms. Hatfield is a woman of integrity. She won't accept a fraud as a partner. We will tell her Arabella stole from the materials fund. We will show her that the Zade Group is cleaning its own house. Father, let me take the burden. I am ready to step in as CEO and stabilize the ship before she sinks us all.” George looked at Fred, a small smile playing on his lips which he quickly masked with a slow, small nod. “Very well then. We all here are aware of how competent Fred and there’s no doubt in my heart that he would indeed bring this company to greater heights.” “Yes! We are in support of making Fred the chairman. We know his abilities and merits.” “Yes, we agree,” The

Soon, the auction officially started. Maxwell didn’t stand on ceremony and placed a bid on any item that he liked at a high price. Those who wanted to compete with him were defeated by his wealth. Even the last few pieces of extremely valuable jewelry and the large blue diamond ring, the finale piece were bought by Maxwell at a staggering price. The announcer commented that he must be getting it for his wife which made some of the women present grow jealous even Seraphina wasn’t left out. She couldn’t help but inhale in awe as she watched Maxwell cast his bids. Everyone was discussing about the tycoon who had spent tens of millions of dollars at the auction downstairs but fortunately, Elena had already taken care of everything so no one could find out the real identity of this mysterious person. Seraphina stood up at the same time Maxwell did but as usual, he barely gave her any glance before leaving the room, making her clench her fist as she stared at the empty space in front

Maxwell’s face darkened as he saw the men who were holding down his wife and he glared at Marcus. A deadly aura exuding from him. “Let go of my wife and get your men and leave this place immediately .”Marcus let out a maniac laughter. “And who are you to give out commands?! You should be at my feet right now begging for your lives!” He glanced at the men beside him. “Boys, teach him a lesson. Make sure to break his bones!”As the thugs moved closer towards him, Maxwell’s eyes turned bloodshot. Anger coursed through his veins as his fists tightened. One of them tried to reach forward to grab him and Maxwell threw a punch into the man’s underarm earning a bloodcurdling scream from him that echoed across the whole site. The man fell to the floor, sprawling in pain as he held his broken arm. Seeing their fellow man dropping to the floor, the other six became enraged and pounced on him altogether.Fists flew in the air. Kicks, screams and cries as well as the breaking of bones. Maxwell s

Inside the Zade Group boardroom, Xander stood at the front of the room pointing at a slide on the projector that showed a projected delay for the Forest Hills site. “Grandfather, this is a tragedy!” Xander said sadly, though his eyes were gleaming with excitement. "I’ve received reports that local 'unrest' has completely halted construction. Arabella’s lack of experience in dealing with the local districts has cost us dearly. At this rate, we’ll be in breach of contract by sunset." George Zade sat at the head of the table, his face a grim mask. He slammed his cane against the floor. "Where is she? I gave her the CEO title to handle these issues, not to hide in her office while the site burns!" “I shouldn’t have given such a sensitive position to a woman! She can’t even handle simple matters like this!” Fred, sitting in his new assistant chair behind Arabella’s empty seat, leaned forward. "Father, I tried to warn her. She’s likely too overwhelmed. Perhaps it’s time to officially ha

Watching helplessly as his son was being dragged away, Fred’s face darkened. He had to use his plan B immediately or else he would be the one next.Entering into his office, he took out a burner phone from the side of his desk and dialed the number on it.“Hello?” A deep, husky voice said from the other end.“I need your help,” Fred responded curtly. “I hope you haven’t forgotten about the favor I rendered to you a year ago.”As the call went on, Fred’s face brightened up and he dropped the phone back in place, feeling more confident of his plans. Just as he was about to leave the office, he bumped into Maxwell. His breath hitched instantly as their eyes met. “What… what are you doing here?” Fred asked with a raised brow, wondering if he had eavesdropped on his call.Maxwell’s eyes narrowed at him. “You are walking towards your own death, Fred.”Fred’s face reddened instantly as rage flooded through his body. “Are you cursing me?! Who the hell do you think you are? Just because your