Briarughed. “Sometimes, I feel like we’re kind of bad people.”
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“Bad? How so? Everything we’ve done, we’ve done with a clear conscience, standing tall and righteous.” Ashton chuckled, reaching out to ruffle her hair.
Briar had been increasingly sensitive and suspicioustely. He worried that if he didn’t guide her properly, she would develop another emotional hang–up.
It must be exhausting to be so sentimental at such a young age.
Briar remained silent, pretending not to hear the unspokenfort in Ashton’s words.
She herself would probably have to think hard to count how many people she had killed over the years.
“Don’t dwell on it. The past is behind us. From now on, I’m here for you. No matter what you choose to do, I’ll be there by your side.” Ashton lowered his head and kissed Briar’s closed eyelids.
“Okay. I don’t want to think about it anymore.” Briar nodded. “I’m sleepy. Lull me to sleep.”
Ashton lifted the covers and pulled his soft, sweet–smelling wife into his arms. “Okay. I’ll lull you to sleep.”
Briar was indeed very sleepy and fell into a deep sleep in Ashton’s arms in no time.
However, Ashton, who held her with his eyes closed, couldn’t fall asleep.
An hourter, Ashton carefully slid his arm from under Briar’s head, got out of bed quietly, threw on a bathrobe, and walked out the door.
Outside the door, on the stairnding, Ian and Brandon were waiting. When Ian saw Ashtone out, he nced behind him.
He asked, “Mr. Wade, where’s Briar?”
Ashton carefully tied the sash of his bathrobe. “She’s asleep.”
Ian pursed his lips. “All right.”
“Did you need her for something?” Ashton asked, looking suspiciously at Ian.
Ian waved his hand awkwardly. “Nothing. I was just asking.”
It was an internal DDC Vanguard matter, and not something to discuss with Ashton.
Hopefully, Louie’s ne wouldnd after Briar woke up tomorrow morning.
“Mr. Wade, Magnus sent word. Things at the Wade family side are… rather lively tonight,” Brandon reported.
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Ashton nodded. “I figured. The first and second branches of the family are probably too excited to sleep tonight, just waiting to rush to thepany first thing tomorrow morning to call a shareholders‘ meeting”
Brandon still looked uneasy. “Mr. Wade, should we notify the heads of the overseas branches ahead of time?”
Ashton waved him off. “No need. If the Wade family dares to make a move on Wade Group, they can just sit back and watch the stock price crash.”
He thought, “They want to cause a scene, don’t they? They want to kick me out of the president’s seat, don’t they? Then let them try
Some people never appreciated what they had. They would just take everything for granted. Only when they experience hardship and setbacks for themselves would they learn to listen.
This was the perfect opportunity for him to show the Wade family. All this wealth, status, and power they currently enjoyed would be gone without him.
“Mr. Wade, are you really getting kicked out of thepany and the Wade family tomorrow morning?” Ian asked, rubbing his hands with a mischievous smile.
Ashton raised an eyebrow. “What? Are you happy to see me fall from grace?”
Ian nodded honestly. “Of course! You’re Ashton Wade! The crown prince of Shoneport! To think you’d be thrown out of thepany like a drowned rat, only to be rescued by Briar…”
As he pictured the scene, Ian’s eyes reddened with excitement. “What a thrilling ‘beauty saves the hero‘ moment!”
Perhaps because Ian’s description was so vivid, both Ashton and Brandon found themselves picturing the
scene…
They had to admit that it would be pretty cool.
Ashton coughed lightly. “Keep these thoughts to yourselves. Don’t let Briar hear it.”
Otherwise, she might just make ite true, live and in person.
Ian stifled augh. “Mr. Wade, you say that like you’re not tempted. You’ve never seen how the crowd goes wild when Briar steps in to save the day…”
“What crowd? When did she save the day? Who exactly did she save?” Ashton’s three quick–fire questions left Ianpletely speechless.
Even if he knew, he wouldn’t dare say. Briar had warned him not to tell anyone. He hadn’t even mentioned it in their private WhatsApp group chat.
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Just as Ashton and the others suspected, the brothers from the first and second branches of the Wade family notified all shareholders overnight, except for those close to Ashton, like Jalen and Frank.
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They informed them of a meeting at the Wade Group first thing the next morning to vote for thepany’s
new CEO.
As for Ashton, the current CEO of the Wade Group, he would no longer hold that position after tomorrow.
They nned to use this opportunity topletely drive Ashton out of thepany and the Wade family.
So what if he was capable? They thought once Ashton was stripped of the Wade family name, even if he had a thousand tricks, he would be nothing without their backing.
The members of the first and second branches could finally and openly take back everything that belonged to them from Ashton.
They couldn’t hide from Griffin that they had called the shareholders for a meeting at thepany the next morning.
But strangely, Griffin didn’t say a word.
They thought he had finally lost hope in his precious Ashton.
It made sense. Ashton was the pampered future hope of the Wade family. But one day, they suddenly told Griffin that Ashton was not one of them. No one would take that news well.
At 5 am, Magnus watched the group arrive at the old mansion to greet Griffin and silently shook his head.
However happy they were now, they would be just as miserable when they arrived at thepany.
Ashton’s methods and schemes weren’t something these people could ever hope to see through.
Magnus thought, ‘Just wait. Wait and see how Mr. Ashton Wade teaches them a lesson. Hopefully, they wouldn’t regret being so eager this morning.
Griffin knew their minds were elsewhere, so he let them leave without staying for breakfast.
“Aren’t you going to persuade them again?” Magnus asked with a smile, watching the gleeful group drive away.
“Persuade them? Why would I? Even if I tried, would they listen now?” Griffin replied with a calm expression, leisurely eating his breakfast.
Magnus nodded in agreement. “True. You can’t talk sense into someone determined to dig their own grave. If they’ve set their hearts on toppling Mr. Ashton Wade, nothing we say will change it.”
Griffin nodded. “That’s true. I’m old and useless now.”
Magnus thought, ‘If only you’d wipe that little smile off your face, maybe the act would be more convincing.’