Chapter 373

A thought suddenly came to William’s mind.

“Any news from the Lloyds as of late?” he pressed further.

“The Lloyds will be holding their shareholders' meeting tomorrow,” Arsen said. “Seems like it’ll be about the distribution of their family assets.”

William rubbed his chin, his voice lower than usual. “If that’s the case, Rachel will be there for sure. Have the lawyer pick up speed. Get me out of here as fast as he can!”

Let’s see how Rachel can hide from him!

“Yes, sir,” Arsen said with a nod.

“As for that overseas project… Even before I was stuck here, I kept reminding you to follow up closely on it! Use company funds to cover the gaps if need be!”

“But sir, Mrs. Lewis diverted some company funds for her investments. She can’t pull them out just yet.”

Veins popped on William’s forehead. He punched the table hard, a storm brewing in his eyes.

“Where’s the money?! Make her cough it out! How dare she ruin such a major project! Where is she?”

“Driven by the pressure the shareholders are putting on her to make up for the losses she incurred, Mrs. Lewis has been busy trying to sell her house. Ms. Young has hired a lawyer to sue you over the apartment you rented her, as you’ve never fulfilled the contractual obligations.

“Since you’re stuck here, she could only liaise with Mrs. Lewis. Ms. Young’s condition was to either continue renting the apartment to her and fulfill the contractual obligations, or to compensate her one million dollars.”

William gritted his teeth in anger. “It must be Rachel! It must be her! Cecilia isn’t this smart. There’s someone behind her, plotting all these!”

Arsen glanced at his watch. “Mr. Lewis, I’ve told you everything I know. I have work to attend to, so I need to leave.”

The next day, at Lloyd Enterprise.

The shareholders, Yvette, and Sasha were engrossed in conversation.

Sasha was trying to gain the shareholders' sympathy.

“You’re long-time employees of the company. You know clearly that Rachel isn’t related to the Lloyds. How could she walk away with our family assets? Jim is severely ill. Given his condition, he can’t call the shots!

“Please try to talk him out of it. Rachel is suddenly back after being missing for five years. I’m sure she has an ulterior motive. Who knows what she’ll do after getting her hands on the shares of Lloyd Enterprise?”

Yvette started putting on an act, pretending to be miserable and pitiful.

“All of you are witnesses to the company’s success. If Rachel wants to return to work for the company, my mom and I wouldn’t say no. What she really shouldn’t have done was threaten my dad and force him to rewrite his will while he’s severely ill.”

Yvette wiped a tear from the corner of her eye, trying to look as woeful as possible.

The shareholders were enraged.

“How could Rachel do something so unfilial? Even if she isn’t related to the family, Jim treated her like his real daughter all these years!”

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“I knew Rachel was planning something when she suddenly disappeared five years ago! As I expected, she’s suddenly back in Yurelia City – most likely for the Lloyd family assets.”

“We’re old timers at Lloyd Enterprise. We can’t let her have her way!”

“Yes, don’t you worry. We’ll never let her have her way!”

Sasha and Yvette exchanged glances.

Relieved, Sasha said, “Since we’re all on the same page, I guarantee you all – if the shares go to Yvette and me, we’ll never let you down. We’ll stick together through thick and thin!”