Chapter 1572


    What was the saying? Penny wise and pound foolish, that was him. After living for decades and


    with one foot already in the grave, he had made such an unseemly scene.


    “You think you''re something, don''t you? You look pretty impressive now, but you think the Harpers,


    after all they''ve done wrong, would just roll over and ept you into their family because you''re


    some kind of princess?


    Who''s responsible for turning everything into this mess? It was me. It was me who made this


    happen, you wouldn''t be marrying into the Harper family if it wasn''t for me."


    Listening to Wendy''s unabashed confession and her foul words, Chloe simply responded with a


    faint smile. She listened to Wendy''s tirade, then nodded her head with a smile.


    "Yes, Wendy, you''re quite formidable, ruining my perfect marriage arrangement? You''re right, it was


    all because of you that I had no choice but to take the Alonso family as my wedding gifts."b2 She


    spoke lightly and calmly, with a sweet and gentle smile, but in just a few words, she delivered a


    heavy blow to Wendy. This impact also extended to Cole and Grace, who were standing nearby


    with faces ashen. Chloe''s words were like a lightning bolt striking into their minds. If Wendy had not


    been so stubborn and obsessed with Damon, Presley wouldn''t have opposed Damon and Chloe''s


    marriage.


    If they''d been able to marry on schedule, the Alonso family wouldn''t even be in this situation now.


    So what did Wendy have to gloat about? It was her obsession with the Harpers that had driven


    Chloe to vow to take control of the Alonso family.


    Wendy''s face twitched at Chloe''s words, she stiffened for a moment before her features contorted


    into an unsightly expression.


    Again and again.


    No matter what she said or did, she could never gain an upper hand over Chloe. Everything she did


    only served to help Chloe rise higher. Every word she said was thrown back at her by Chloe,


    inflicting a thousand times more pain. She bit her lip so hard that the corner of her mouth was


    bleeding a bright, eye-catching red.


    Admitting defeat to Chloe? Impossible. How could she ept it?


    After fighting against Chloe for so long, from initially having the upper hand to ending up with


    nothing, how could she ept it?


    Some may pity the viin in the end, but to Chloe, Wendy wasn''t worth an ounce of sympathy.


    This wasn''t some chicken-and-egg paradox. Wendy started all of this, she was the one who crossed


    Chloe''s line time and time again. Even though she was now in a state of madness, disability,


    hysteria, and utter disarray, Chloe still stared at her with a coldness that seemed devoid of any


    emotion. ‘I''m now exercising my rights as the majority shareholder of Alonso Corporation to revoke


    all positions and powers of Cole and Wendy in the corporation. Also, Wendy is not allowed to set


    foot in Alonso Corporation without permission."


    At these words, Cole immediately retorted, "On what grounds are you revoking my position and


    rights, I..."


    "Mr. Alonso, since you don''t own any shares, why should I grant you any position or rights?"


    Cole was stunned into silence, his face filled with despair. "Chloe, you can''t...you can''t...the Alonso


    family is everything to me."


    Chloe gave a coldugh, “Exactly because it''s everything to you, that''s why I need to take it back.


    Mr. Alonso, you should take some time to think about your wife who died of ‘difficult birth’, and your


    own daughter who you''ve ignored since she lost her mother, and whom you''ve tried to use and


    even sell."


    Cole stiffened at her words, his gaze slowly turning to Phoebe, who was still sitting in her seat. Her


    face was filled with mockery, but more than that, there was sadness. Chloe''s words clearly spelled


    out the treatment she had received in the Alonso family over the past two decades. Though she


    was his biological daughter, she had ended up being sold.


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    First, to help Wendy get thepany shares, and when that failed, for a whopping three billion


    dors.


    Three billion, certainly a considerable amount. So it turned out that she, Phoebe, could be worth so


    much.


    Cole''s mouth opened and closed, but he couldn''t utter a single word.


    Grace had already been terrified, her legs turning to jelly. The past events had been scrutinized and


    discussed, and thepany was lost. All those years of hard work, she thought she was going to


    get everything- the Alonso family, innumerable riches, and power. But along the way, she ended up


    with nothing.


    So what was the point of her painstakingly climbing to Ms. Grace''s position?


    Seeing this, Chloe knew that tonight''s drama had toe to an end. "Thank you all for attending


    this banquet tonight, and please forgive any disturbances. I, on behalf of the Alonso family, promise


    you all that this project will meet everyone''s expectations, and the Alonso family will ensure your


    satisfaction at any cost. And with that, tonight''s Alonso Corporation''s business banquetes to an


    end."


    "What do you mean it''s over? What do you mean by representing the Alonso family? Who are you


    to represent my family?! On what grounds are you revoking my position and powers?! You''re not


    qualified! Chloe, my family isn''t yours to control. The Alonso family is mine. How can you take


    what''s mine and speak for me?!


    Shameless."


    Wendy''s shriek echoed in the air as she wed at the edge of the balcony, straining to reach Chloe.


    Her coarse words and frantic demeanor were a far cry from the refineddy of the Alonso family she


    once was.


    Damon''s brow twitched with each vulgar utterance, his patience finally worn thin. “Nate!"


    Nate, who had been standing in the corner, suddenly snapped to attention and quickly strode over.


    “Sir!"


    Damon said nothing, just leveled Nate with an icy stare that sent a shiver down his spine. With a


    gesture from Nate, two burly men in ck suits emerged from the shadows, grabbing the hysterical


    Wendy by each arm.


    “What are you doing?!" Wendy shrieked, “Let me go! How dare you treat me like this? I am the


    heiress of the Alonso family, the future head of the family..."


    A sharp p cut off her rant, the sound echoing in the room. Wendy''s hysteria suddenly ceased.


    Her cheek stung with a fiery pain, and she turned her bruised face to re menacingly at the people


    in front of her.


    "You damn wretch! I''m your sister! Instead of helping me, you hit me? You ungrateful snake!"


    Phoebe trembled with rage, "What right do you have to im to be my sister, Wendy? How can you


    im that others have stolen from you? The Alonso family, it was never yours to begin with.


    “It was you, you are the real plunderers, the usurpers. Don''t forget how your mother earned her title,


    and don''t forget how you became the heiress of the Alonso family. For material possessions, you


    and your mother stooped to abhorrent lows,mitting heinous acts. You all deserve this because,


    in reality, you were all trash from the start."


    "You''re talking nonsense." Wendy spat, "You gave away your shares and handed over thepany.


    Phoebe, you''re a fool. You''re mad"