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“You simply need to exchange Miller Corps’ shares for your freedom. I think it’s a pretty good deal,” Emma did not back down as she remained unfazed.
“Fine…” Elodie unwillingly nodded her head. “I’ll give you what you want. You just want my shares and for me to be left with nothing. I’ll satisfy you!”
“Words mean nothing. I’ve brought over a transfer certificate. Sign it.”
Emma said these words coldly without an ounce of emotion; it was like she was talking to a stranger.
From the moment that Elodie schemed to hurt her baby and her mother, Emma had lost all sympathy and mercy towards her.
Elodie had no choice but to sign the certificate. From this point onwards, apart from bearing the name of ‘The Big Miss of the Miller Family’, she had nothing left.
“Elodie, this is for your own good. From now on, stay at home and take care of your pregnancy. After your child is born, nurture him as he grows,” Elder Miller found the right timing to speak up. Of course, his tone was a lot gentler and subtle than Emma’s.
“I don’t need your fake kindness!” Elodie said as she raised her head. Even at this point, she refused to put down her pride. “So what if you’ve won this time, Emma? Your mom’s still not around, haha…”
“Who told you she’s not around?” Emma was originally drinking the soup that Eric had prepared for her, but after hearing Elodie’s words, she put down the bowl and looked at Elodie with a dull exp**ssion, “When did I ever tell you that?”
The shareholders looked at each other uncomfortably, especially the few that often went against Bertha. They finally realized that Emma didn’t only know how to show justice and mercy, she also knew how to punish someone to set an example for others.
“Over the years, my mother has suffered a lot in the Miller Family. She has never wanted the position of CEO, but she decided to accept it because of me…”
“So, when my mother was in trouble, I couldn’t help but feel that I was to blame.”
“Throughout the years that I’ve spent in the entertainment industry, I’ve experienced multiple obstacles. In the end, I decided on a life motto: I won’t attack those that don’t attack me first.”
“If someone thinks that my mother and I are easy targets, then go ahead, show me what you’ve got…”
“I have clearly given you my standpoint. Next time something happens, I will not show any mercy.”
“Today, Elodie has become a nobody. Tomorrow, it could be someone else’s turn. Where there is money to make, we should make it together. If there is no money to make, we should provide our resources and work together. Simple. Don’t play tricks in secret, I despise it…”
“Lastly, I may need to destroy your hopes, Elodie, because…” Emma gestured for everyone to turn around. They didn’t realize how long she had been standing there, but there was an elegant woman watching them from the stairs dressed in comfortable home clothes…
Bertha…?!
How was this possible?
Elodie watched as Bertha approached and her hairs began to stand on end…
“You…don’t come any closer…”
Elodie took a couple of steps back as her l*ps began to tremble. For a second, she even thought that she was having hallucinations.
How was it possible that Bertha was fine?
“Father… I’m home,” Bertha walked over to Elder Miller and stretched out her arms to hug Emma along the way. “I did indeed get kidnapped in Switzerland. But, fortunately, I have an amazing son-in-law. He descended from the heavens and saved me. That’s how I returned safely.”
All those that were seated did not make a sound, they simply watched the show that was playing out.
After Bertha released Emma from her embrace, she walked over to Elodie’s side. Before she could respond, Bertha threw a slap across Elodie’s face, “I’ve treated you well over the years, yet you were heartless and ungrateful! Elodie, if not for the child in your stomach, I wouldn’t simply end things with giving you a face slap.”
Elodie fell to her knees in disbelief. The focus in her eyes had disappeared.
She finally realized, from the moment that Bertha left for Switzerland to her appearance today, they had all just been playing along with her act. The aim? To make her lose everything.
“You all lied to me?”
They had already reached this point where she had already signed the transfer certificate for her shares. It was already too late for her to do anything.
Elder Miller turned and said to the housekeeper, “Escort the Big Miss back to her room and make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid.”
“Grandfather, you knew all along too, didn’t you?”
Elodie stood up and glared at Elder Miller, “So you teamed up with them to trick me? You tricked your own granddaughter?”
“Yet, even to this point, you won’t admit that you were wrong,” Elder Miller said as he slammed his walking stick on the floor. “Housekeeper, take her away…”
“Grandfather, I never expected that even you would lie to me.”
“Even you…would lie…”
This was the most surprising thing for Elodie. Her pride and arrogance was all because she thought that Elder Miller doted on her. Yet, the only person she thought she could rely on, had never been reliable to begin with.
It didn’t take long before Elodie was escorted out of the dining room. But, surrounding the large feast, only Emma dared to move her chopsticks.
Perhaps, these shareholders would forever remember everything that had happened at the Miller Household today…
Although they were used to seeing the highs and lows of life…they were still intimidated by Emma’s calculative response. Especially since she still had a man behind her, who remained unfazed from beginning to end.
So, it didn’t take long before the shareholders claimed they weren’t feeling well and excused themselves one at a time from the dinner.
Since Emma had already achieved her motive, she did not hold them back as she waved them off casually. A moment later, only the Miller Family members remained in the dining room.
“Hmmph, what a bunch of rats,” Elder Miller scoffed. After everything that happened today, he had a feeling Miller Corps was going to be peaceful for a good while.
“Luckily nothing bad happened,” Bertha sat down beside Elder Miller and pinched Herman’s cheek.
“Yuling, you have suffered. The Miller Family owes you too much.”
“Father, don’t say that,” Bertha responded gently, “We are a family. You don’t need to speak to me like an outsider. After all, everything that happened was a part of Emma and Eric’s plan. Now that Miller Corps is back on the right path, everything I went through was worth it.”
“Elodie no longer has any means of endangering Miller Corps.”
“This point alone is enough for us to celebrate. Cheers to that…”
Unable to control their joy, Elder Miller and Herman ended up drinking a little too much. On the contrary, for the sake of Emma, Eric did not drink a drop of alcohol. However, if he wanted to take care of Emma, it was impossible to take care of another Herman – who had an event the next day – so he instructed the housekeeper to give Flossie a phone call.
Elder Miller caught onto Eric’s intention quickly, so he did not keep Herman at the Miller Household to sleep. As soon as Flossie arrived, he quickly waved his hands, “Young people should have their own lives…You guys leave, I want some peace and quiet.”
Flossie looked at Herman awkwardly. But, because they had an event the next day, she had no choice but to take Herman back to his apartment. Otherwise, things would not be convenient the next day.
Herman leaned into Flossie’s shoulder. His every breath emanated the scent of trust. So, he gave a silly smile as he placed all his weight on her body.
“Lafayette, will you be able to bathe yourself?”
“You help me!” Herman said as he fell onto his bed. “Flossie, you help me!”
“Forget it, you can deal with it when you wake up. We need to leave for the event at 4am. You have 3 hours to rest.” After speaking, Flossie covered Herman with a blanket. But, Herman suddenly grabbed onto her wrist and pulled her into his embrace.
“Flossie…don’t go.”
“Lafayette!” Flossie tried her best to push him away, but his grip got tighter and tighter. Did he perhaps want to take advantage of his drunken state to act recklessly?
Flossie immediately sensed danger. But…as the mellow fragrance of red wine entered her mouth…she felt her entire body and heart being carried away. She knew this wasn’t something she should do; it was forbidden.
What did it mean for a manager to sleep with her own artist?
They weren’t in the same situation as Emma and Eric. How was she to face Herman the next day?
With this thought, Flossie eventually freed her naked body from Herman’s embrace.