Chapter 1298
“Wendy, I’m up a creek without a paddle, which is why I’m calling you. I was just kicked out of the Harper family by Elizabeth, and I’ve got nowhere else to go. Can you…”
Wendy’s brows furrowed instantly. “You got kicked out by Elizabeth? How could Presley agree to that?”
“Yes, Elizabeth suddenly lost it, accused Presley of favoring me too much right in front of him, and even brought up Alyssa. Presley had no comeback, so he let Elizabeth give me the boot…”
“Where are you now?” Wendy was getting a bit irked, she needed a mole in the Harper family, not another mouth to feed.
“I’m…still on the road outside the Harper family’s mansion. I want to leave, but it’s too far from downtown…”
Wendy mulled it over for a couple of seconds, then said nonchalantly, “Just stay put for now, I’ll come find you. If we can coax Presley a bit, he probably won’t let you go.”
Addie hesitated, her voice betraying her reluctance. “But what about Elizabeth…”
“If Presley decides to keep you, Elizabeth probably won’t kick you out again so soon.
Addie was over the moon. “Alright, Ms. Wendy, thank you so much. I’ve been working for the Harper family for so many years, I haven’t made any big contributions but I’ve always been loyal to Presley. I believe he won’t be so…”
“Mmhm.” Wendy cut her off impatiently and hung up the phone..
Addie was cut off mid–sentence, her voice caught in her throat, but all she hoped for now was that Wendy would put in a good word for her so she could stay with the Harper family, so she didn’t mind that much. She dragged her suitcase to the side of the road, found a clean spot to sit down, and waited anxiously for Wendy’s arrival.
After hanging up, Wendy turned around to see Becky emerging from the dressing room in a stunning dress. She looked at herself in the mirror, very pleased. “Does it look good?”
Wendy nodded absentmindedly. “Very pretty.”
Becky gave a proud hum. “I’ll wear this to the masquerade ball tomorrow.”
Wendy nodded. “Becky, you’ll be the belle of the ball… She paused, then said, “Becky, I have something to deal with right now, I might have to leave early, I’ll have someone come pick you up. Is that okay?”
Becky was in a good mood, admiring herself in the mirror. “Hmm, you go ahead, I might want to look around a bit more.”
Wendy breathed a sigh of relief.
Miles never left Katie’s side. Despite Chloe’s persuasion, he wouldn’t budge.
Chloe finally stopped bothering him, she had said all that needed to be said. If he still couldn’t accept reality, then it just proved that she had misjudged him.
After leaving the hospital, Chloe went straight back to the company. Everything had been eerily quiet in the days following the engagement party.
The Alonso family had yet to make a move. Did they simply not take Chloe seriously, or were they waiting for Wendy to make a move? But whether the Alonso family was underestimating Chloe or just giving Wendy a chance to prove herself as the future head of the family, Chloe didn’t care. More accurately, it suited Chloe just fine. The more they overlooked her, the greater her chances of success were, right?
Chloe just got back to the company when she heard the news that the Harper Group was calling a shareholders‘ meeting. The old Board of Directors member was stepping down, and a new chairman was to be elected.
Chloe had noticed that Damon seemed to be hiding something from her at home. But she never expected it to be this. How could he hide such a big deal from her at home?
Entering her office, Chloe’s face finally turned cold. She tossed the documents her secretary handed her onto the table, looking very angry.
She walked to the window and took deep breaths. Chloe had been keeping an eye on the Alonso family’s movements, but they had yet to make a move. Instead, she heard from Damon’s grandfather.
If he wasn’t Damon’s grandfather, Chloe would’ve given him a piece of her mind. He was simply… incompetent, deceitful, narrow–minded, superficial, childish, and a troublemaker!
Chloe was unable to control her anger, and she put her hands on her stomach, trying to calm herself down, all the while criticizing the old man in her head. She used all the negative words she could think of to describe Presley.
She gritted her teeth and lowered her gaze to her stomach. “You two, you better teach your great–grandfather a lesson when you grow up! He’s always bullying your mom and dad…”
Thinking about being a mom, Chloe started to feel better. She pulled up the corners of her mouth, sat down at her desk, opened her computer, and checked out the news on the Harper Group.
The convener of the shareholders‘ meeting was Robin, but most of the shares were held by a few key people in the Harper family. The remaining shares, combined with Robin’s, still couldn’t match Damon’s shares.
Everything hinged on Presley. If it wasn’t his idea, Robin’s shareholders‘ meeting would be pointless.
The date of the shareholders‘ meeting hadn’t been set yet, So the news had to spread so quickly because Presley wanted to pressure Damon into conceding.
Chloe shut down her computer, leaned back in her chair, and slowly closed her eyes.
Not long after, she got up and exited the office.
The Harper family mansion.
Marina saw Chloe return and instantly beamed with joy.
“Ms. Chloe, you’re back?”
Chloe gave a faint smile. “Where’s Prosley?”
Marina hurriedly replied, “Please wait a moment, I’ll let him know you’re here right away.”
“Thank you.”
Before long, Marina came downstairs, her face showing a hint of embarrassment. ‘Ms. Chloe, Presley is in the upstairs study, he asked for you to come up.”
Chloe didn’t acknowledge Marina’s awkward expression, she simply nodded slightly and headed upstairs.
Presley sat on the balcony of the study, he didn’t show a welcoming face when he saw her enter.
Chloe closed the door to the study and slowly walked in with no expression on her face, wearing a light blue professional suit and a pair of flats.
Presley’s gaze was fixed on her, feeling that something seemed different about Chloe at this moment…
