登入He had spent years trying to secure the position of chairman and CEO. Now, both his daughter and nephew were being entrusted with the future of Gray Corporation. Donna slowly turned toward him. “William.” He looked up. “Mother?” “You should begin preparing to leave your position as CEO. I also
Their expressions immediately changed. “Rose, what are you trying to say?” Adrian asked. “I'm saying that none of you has asked whether Ethan is willing to take responsibility for this company. You've only been thinking about how to get the position for yourselves.” She looked directly at them
The moment Rose turned around and saw the man standing by the entrance was none other than Ethan, her eyes widened in surprise because she hadn't expected him to come. After their conversation in France, she had given him time to make his decision. However, with the shareholder meeting approaching
“But—” “I didn't ask for your opinion.” Victor's face reddened, but he refused to back down. “This is ridiculous! Father has been running Gray Corporation for years. You can't simply replace him with someone who has been absent for months!” William quickly supported his son. “Mother, Victor is
Rose glanced around the conference room before speaking. “Since today's meeting concerns the future of Gray Corporation, I would like to propose a motion to remove William Gray from his position as CEO.” For a moment, nobody reacted. Then the room erupted. “What?” “Remove Mr. Gray as CEO?” “
Everyone instinctively turned to look at Rose who ignored them as her gaze fell on Nancy. “I'll take it from here, Sis Nancy." Nancy turned toward her respectfully. “Yes, chairwoman.” The whole conference room went still for a second at that single word before erupting into chaos. “What?"
After William left in a huff, Rose let out a slow breath, her faint smile returning as she turned to Pamela. “Thank you for helping me,” she said softly, relief easing across her features. “If you didn’t come just now, I think my ears would’ve melted from my father's scolding.” Pamela’s stern expr
It was only then that everyone realized Rose wasn’t present. Every eye in the room turned toward William, who stood frozen, caught completely off guard. Adrian smirked, unable to resist. “Ah, perhaps Rose didn’t think Mother’s arrival was worth attending?” he said mockingly, earning snickers from
Suddenly, he launched into a full lecture—scolding her about being careful, warning her to avoid trouble, telling her not to involve herself in things she couldn’t handle, and stressing that she needed to think before acting. Rose just stared at him, eyes wide. Alexander King. Cold, silent, em
When they left the hotel, Evelyn insisted they not bother driving her home. She hailed a cab, gave Luthor and Rose one last polite nod, and disappeared into traffic. Inside the car, the familiar quiet settled again, the hum of the engine filling the space between them. Luthor drove for a while befo







