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“Get lost.” Shaun grabbed the bodyguard’s collar and flung him to the side.
Then, he said contemptuously, “You can’t even raise a finger against me. How did a piece of trash like you become a security guard for Lyons Corporation? You must have come through the back door.”
“You… You’re courting death.” The security guard flushed red with anger. Even if he was no match for Shaun, he did not believe that a group of guards would not be able to beat him.
Besides, the new president already told them that they could humiliate Shaun Lyons to their hearts’ content.
He immediately summoned a group of bodyguards.
Cate only saw a flash before her eyes, and then the group of security guards were beaten to the ground and could not get up.
“Bunch of trash.” Shaun adjusted his shades. The derisive expression on his handsome face was absolutely arrogant.
Cate was dumbfounded.
“You… You’ve gone too far. I’m calling the cops. ” The security guard who instigated the attack took out his phone angrily.
“Go ahead,” Cate grinned. “We can explain to the police how we can’t go into our own company and were bullied by a bodyguard instead. So many of you ganged up on him earlier. Isn’t that interesting? We’ll let Wade see how he manages the company.”
The security guard froze.
He was a trusted aide brought over by President Middleton himself. It would be troublesome if he were to involve the president in this. However, he still could not swallow his anger.
“Eldest Young Master Lyons, Ms. Cox, you’re here.” Hadley hurried down from upstairs with a building keycard hung around his neck.
Cate had previously heard that he was transferred to the logistics department on the first floor, but that did not stop her from feeling angry when she saw it with her own eyes.
“We’re here, but we were blocked by a group of dogs at the door, ” Shaun snorted coldly.
The receptionist and the guards who were called ” dogs” were speechless.
“They’re new and only take orders from Wade’s team, ” Hadley explained with a faint smile.
“I see, so it’s Wade who is deliberately making things hard for me. Fine. I’ll have a little talk with him,” Shaun swaggered inside.
Hadley looked at his figure and turned to Cate in confusion. “Did Eldest Young Master… recover?”
“No, I told him to put on an act while we were on the way here, ” Cate said, dumbfounded. “He’s quite good at it.”
Hadley smiled. “That’s good. Otherwise, he won’t be able to suppress Wade.”
The three of them went up.
It was only ten minutes till the board meeting.
Hadley brought them straight to the conference room.
This was Cate’s first time in Lyons Corporation’s conference room, and she looked around as she entered. It was not huge and could only seat at most ten pax. A middle-aged man in a dark suit sat in the room with a secretary standing beside him brewing tea.
Cate looked at the man and knew that he was Wade Middleton. She researched him on the Internet before and found out that he was a senior manager who had also previously served as the CEO of a top 100 company abroad.
Now that she saw him in person, she could see from his deep features that he was as cunning as a fox. It was no wonder that Rosabella agreed to let him manage Lyons Corporation.
“Mr. Lyons.” Wade heard the footsteps and straightened up. He nodded at Shaun with a smile but did not get up, and did not even spare a glance at Cate.
Cate knew that he recognized her but he was doing this because he was trying to make a show of his power.
With a smile, Cate took out a document from her bag and threw it in front of Wade. “Lea will not attend the board meeting today because she isn’t feeling well, so this is proof that she authorized me to attend in her stead.”
“I see.” Wade looked at the signature on the document and nodded politely. “Ms. Lea is indeed a little old, so it’s understandable.”
“Fifty years old is old?” Cate gave him a side ¨C glance. “You look like you’re almost forty-nine. In that case, I should be able to understand you too. Is your body holding up well? You can tell us if there’s anything wrong. It’s not like the company has to have you as its president.”
Wade’s expression immediately darkened, but he did not lose his temper. Instead, he smiled and made it seem like Cate was being overbearing. “You’ve misunderstood, Ms. Cox. That’s not what I meant. Besides, I’m only forty-one and in good health. Men and women are physically different from each other.”
“Sorry, you looked so mature that I was mistaken. “
Cate smiled and said, “It’s indeed quite different. After all, the mortality rate of men who die of diseases is far higher than that of women every year. Do you know why? It’s because men generally have a variety of bad habits, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drinking strong tea, staying up late, and spending too much time on a certain aspect of life. Women live over seventy years on average, while men only live around sixty. Counting it now, you should take care of yourself, President Middleton. Don’t work too hard.”
Wade looked at the strong tea in front of him and almost lost the temper he was so very good at controlling.
He seemed to understand why Wesley said he had to watch out for this woman. Her mouth was absolutely venomous.
“Thank you for the reminder, Ms. Cox. I’ll take care. ” Disgust started to seep in Wade’s fake smile. “Now that I can be in charge of a large company like Lyons Corporation, I’ll do my best to manage the company well. I won’t say that I’ll manage it until I’m seventy, but I’ll definitely finish everything by sixty.”
“Let’s hope you’ll be able to, ” Cate smiled. ” But I feel like you won’t have the chance.”
“What do you mean by that, Ms. Cox?” Wade’s face was cold.
“That should be my line. When Shaun and I entered the building earlier, not only did the receptionist and security guard at the door refuse our entry, they even ganged up on Shaun. For the staff to have that kind of culture, it’s much worse than when Eldest Young Master Lyons was at the helm. I think I must have a good talk with you on behalf of Lea.
You just rose to power, so it’s understandable that you want to change the staff to your confidants, but you can’t just pick any Tom, Dick, and Harry. Before I met you, your reputation was quite admirable but now that I’ve met you, that image crumbled the moment I stepped through the door.”
Cate looked at Wade’s increasingly unpleasant expression and smiled. “What? I just said a few words and you’re already showing me that face. You have to remember that you’re just a worker.”
“So what if he’s a worker? He’s not someone who can be switched just because you want to.” Jeffery’s angry voice suddenly came through the door.
Cate turned around and saw Jeffery in a wheelchair, being pushed in by Wesley.
“Mr. Cox, you’re here.”
Wade immediately greeted him with relief. “If you didn’t come, Ms. Cox might have told me to get out already.”
“What right does she have to tell you to get out?” Jeffery snorted coldly.
“Dad, why don’t I have that right? I’m your daughter. Look, you even brought your son-in-law here, so that means you’re willing to acknowledge me again.” Cate smiled enthusiastically.
Jeffery’s face was indifferent, but his heart was quite smug.
After he went to jail, catherine climbed higher and higher, and he always had to yield to her to the point where he thought he would have to look up to his former daughter with caution for the rest of his life. However, God was still showing him kindness.
Suddenly, he inherited Lyons Corporation’s shares. Tsk, he never actually dreamed of such a day.
Although Rosabella was his biological daughter, he was not that sad now.
Cate was fawning over him now, but it was only because she wanted to profit from him.
Unfortunately, he would not give her a single dime.
“I do acknowledge this son-in-law, but I don’t acknowledge an ungrateful daughter like you. Get lost.” Jeffery insulted nonchalantly.
Wesley gave her a fake smile. “Cate, Dad is quite unhappy about your affair. If you’re willing to return to my side, he might be able to forgive you. “
“You’re so ugly. There’s no way she’ll go back.” Shaun, who had not made a sound the entire time, strode up to Cate’s side.
This was his second time seeing Wesley, but he instinctively felt that this person was extremely annoying.
Wesley glanced at Shaun coldly. Now, the Shaun who was in front of him was well-dressed and looked noble and elegant, especially after wearing a pair of glasses that made him look like an imperturbable young master.
It was an advantage he never had.
His handsome face stiffened slightly and he mocked, “Young Master Lyons, you’re here too? But I’m curious. Will you be able to understand our meeting?”
“I’m not deaf,” Shaun scoffed. “But I’m curious too. Do you have any shares? Or are you a shareholder of Lyons Corporation? What qualifications do you have to step in here?”
Cate’s brows raised. Who said that this man was stupid?
Sure enough, Shaun’s growth was truly multifold that of ordinary people.
He was not once the richest man in the country just for show.
Wesley’s expression darkened. “I came today as Mr. Cox’s escort. All relevant documents and procedures have been submitted to President Middleton in advance.”
