“DAD, am I stupid and foolish?” Carter asked, his gaze fixated on the table.“What? Of course not,” Correl answered, shaking his head. “You are the most intelligent person I have ever seen, so what made you think about that, my son?”“Because it feels like Damian is always one step ahead of me.” Carter sighed. “I mean, I know it wasn’t the case. He didn’t even expect any of my plans just now… But it feels like I’m still failing. My plan failed.”“What plan, exactly?” Correl asked as he sat on the chair beside his son.“The plan to take over the company.” Carter leaned forward, placing his elbows on his legs, and intertwining his fingers. “According to a document notarized by the board, Damian will be the temporary CEO in case something bad happens to him. He planned everything.”Hearing the news made Correl clench his fists, but he remained calm. He let out a smirk. “It is just your uncle’s nature. You have been with him for over a decade, yet you aren’t used to that?”“I need to cra

“THAT kid… Wanted to kill you?” Ren asked, looking at Sabrina in disbelief. “He is just a college student. Are you being serious right now?”“If he takes after his father, which he probably did, then yes, I’m serious,” Sabrina answered, remembering the information she dug about Carter, the eldest son. “But I know that he’s not after me, but Damian.”Hearing the confidence in Sabrina’s tone, Ren’s brows furrowed. “How can you be so sure?”“Because the announcement for the next heir is just around the corner, and I believe that Carter would like to take everything under control by killing my son.” Sabrina clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. “I won’t let that happen, so we are going to lure them away

“THE people in this company,” Damian said, his gaze laced with unwavering determination.“What bullshit is this I’m hearing now, Damian?” Sarah asked, raising an eyebrow. “Do you think we have time for your jokes? If you don’t have a proper plan to make this work, then just tell it to us right now, and stop spouting nonsense.”“Nonsense?” Damian’s forehead creased, and the annoyance was evident in his tone. “Believing the skills and talent of the people who have built this company into what it is today… You call that nonsense? Did you even think how Sir Veron would react to it if he just heard what you said?”The room fell silent, and it was immediately charged with tension. Sarah could only clench her fists under the table and look

Upon hearing those words, Carter raised an eyebrow as he stopped slicing his steak. “What the hell are you talking about?”“Before we can even buy shares, we are already beaten up to it. I heard that the existing shareholders bought additional shares at a discount,” Luther said, clicking his tongue as he looked at Carter again. “Didn’t you hear anything about it?”“No, I didn’t.” Carter took his phone and looked at his email. “I wasn’t notified by it, either. Our plan could have been compromised.”Luther looked away. “Yeah. I told Damian about your conversation with Penelope when I visited the Ferremento Corporation.”“You did what?” In a flash, Carter was already in front of Luther, holding Luther’s collar tightly. “I told you before that Damian can’t know about our plan until we execute it, didn’t I?” he muttered, his voice deeply low so no one could hear it.“W-Well, what can I do? Damian looked surprised when I told him about that, and it was satisfying…” Luther tried to reason out