"His real goal was to elevate Ste''s importance in front of all the shareholders of The Williams Group, while simultaneously stepping on us and humiliating our


    family!"


    Coleman stared intently at Skyler, his voice seeming to squeeze through his gritted teeth.


    "How can you expect us to put up with someone like that?! If we let Joshua continue to help Ste, in a few years, The Williams Group might as well just be renamed The Ste Group!"


    "Bang!"


    Skyler mmed his hand on the desk, his voice roaring with anger. "Coleman, what are you saying?! Star is your sister! She has the same right to inherit The Williams Group as you do!"


    Colemanughed. "Father, if you really thought that, would you have schemed to drive Mother out of thepany and take her shares all those years ago? Deep down, The Williams Group can only belong to a Williams, never a Cameron."


    Neither Jonathan nor Aurora had expected Coleman to rip away everyst shred of pretense in front of Skyler. Nora may have been gone, but her name was an indelible presence for Skyler, for her three sons, and for the entirepany.


    Skyler''s finger trembled as he pointed at Coleman, his chest heaving violently. He was clearly furious.


    Aurora stepped forward to support Skyler, speaking softly. "Father, Coleman has been in a bad moodtely after Ste snatched a few of his deals. Please don''t take his words to heart. He didn''t mean to target you."


    She shot a look at Jonathan, signaling him to take Coleman out.


    Jonathan understood and ushered Coleman out of Skyler''s office.


    Once they were gone, Aurora continued, "Ste''s momentum in thest six months has been truly formidable. She''s now overshadowing Coleman, to the point where he has to consider her opinion on major decisions within thepany."


    She paused before adding, "Father, you know that Coleman is an ambitious man. If Ste were to take over The Williams Group in the future, he would never be willing to work for her. It''s possible thepany would be thrown into chaos because of it."


    ***


    After Jonathan led Coleman out of Skyler''s office, he didn''t reprimand him harshly. Instead, he gave Coleman''s shoulder aforting pat.


    Coleman was about to speak when his gaze swept across the hall andnded on Joshua, who was standing not far away, watching the show with a faint, mocking smile.


    A cold glint shed in Coleman''s eyes.


    Jonathan noticed Joshua as well and squeezed Coleman''s shoulder, silently warning him not to be rash.


    "Don''t worry, Jonathan," Coleman said. "I just want to have a few words with him."


    Seeing that his expression was calm, Jonathan rxed.


    Coleman walked up to Joshua, a sneer ying on his lips.


    "I can''t believe you actually came back."


    Joshua smiled cheerfully. "I couldn''t help it. She has too many enemies around here, I was worried. And you all knew was back yet


    dared to openty Steau still


    what belongs


    to Star. If I hadn''t returned, who


    knows how you would have bullied


    the kind-hearted Star."


    Coleman almostughed in anger.


    "The kind-hearted Star? The same ''kind-hearted Star'' who orchestrated a car crash to stop me from attending a contract signing, just SO She could steal my deal. You call her kind? She''s more vicious than a viger!"


    Joshua raised an eyebrow. "That''s quite hypocritical of you, Coleman. The way you all hunted Star across the city was far worse than anything she''s done. She''s just giving you a taste of your own medicine. Without such excellent teachers, Star would never have thought of such tactics in her life."