Chapter 534
“Let’s take a vote. Who agrees to count Ms. Miller’s shares in this election first?” Bryan said.
“Otherwise, we’ll have to do it all over again later. That’s a hassle, isn’t it?” he added.
Bryan’s side had the numbers, so this vote was obviously going to work out in his favor.
He was completely at ease, knowing he had nothing to worry about.
Everyone in Bryan’s camp was sure the win was already in the bag.
Out of nowhere, something totally unexpected happened. Everyone stared in shock as Bowen raised his hand as he stated, “I agree too.”
“Is Bowen out of his mind?” someone muttered.
The attendees wondered, ‘Wasn’t he just handing the chairmanship to Bryan on a silver platter?’
Everyone instinctively turned to look at Birgitte. Even though she didn’t hold many shares, everyone knew that if Aubree was the chairperson of Bree Technology, then Birgitte was her most loyal and trusted aide.
Birgitte stood there with her arms crossed, not giving away the slightest hint of her opinion.
“Mr. Turner actually agreed to it,” someone whispered in disbelief.
“Of course,” Bowen replied as he wondered, ‘Why wouldn’t I agree?’
Bryan frowned deeply as he probed, “In that case, Aubree’s shares should be counted under the Wilson family. There are no objections, right?”
He gestured to someone nearby, signaling to wrap things up quickly.
“Well then, the results of this shareholders‘ meeting are in. The new director is…”
“Why the rush?” Just then, the door to the conference room swung open, and Vincent walked in.
“Mr. Sloan? Didn’t he take a leave of absence?” someone asked.
Ever since Aubree’s accident, aside from Bowen, the two most popular people in the company were Vincent and Birgitte, as they were Aubree’s most trusted aides.
Unlike Birgitte, Vincent had immediately taken a leave of absence.
His direct supervisor was Aubree, and with her gone, he just approved his own leave.
Bryan’s unease hit an all-time high. He stared almost desperately at the space behind Vincent, his eyes full of longing as he thought, ‘Please, let it not be what I think.’
“It’s Ms. Miller!” someone shouted. Another sharp-eyed person had already spotted a figure in a wheelchair.
Aubree was sitting in the wheelchair, her hands resting casually on her lap as a bodyguard pushed her in.
Bowen quickly stepped forward, taking over from the bodyguard and pushing her to the head of the conference table. He leaned down and whispered in her ear, “Returned to the rightful owner?”
“I was thrown out in the first place,” Aubree corrected him.
Bowen let out a laugh. Standing beside Aubree, he glanced at Bryan’s stunned face with a smirk, “Mr. Wilson, you don’t really look like you want to see Bree right now.”
Did he really not want to see her? That was not quite true.
When Bryan saw Aubree sitting there safe and sound, his first reaction was that Bree Technology was now out of his reach. But right after that, he actually felt relieved as she was at least okay.
“Would you really let a sure thing slip through your fingers?” Aubree shot Bowen a glance as she commented.
Bowen shrugged with one hand in his pocket and responded, “Well, that depends on who we’re talking about.”
“If I were in Mr. Wilson’s shoes right now, I’d be absolutely thrilled,” he added with sarcasm practically dripping from his voice. He might as well have had a neon sign flashing, “Look at me, I’m totally sucking up.”
The faces of the other shareholders were a mix of emotions. Those with guilty consciences looked downright terrified, already dreading what Aubree might do to them once this was all over.
“How come nobody bothered to let me know about such an important meeting?” Aubree rested her chin in her hand, glancing around at everyone in the room as she questioned.
Everyone looked guilty and kept their mouths shut. ‘Notify you? How the heck were we supposed to do that?’ they collectively thought.
Almost everyone had just assumed that Aubree really had been in an accident, and that Bowen was just using it as an excuse to grab power and keep everyone in the dark.