Chapter 65
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“ The company’s a complete mess right now . As the successor , you don’t even have a clue . The board’s ma
strip you of your heir status and pick someone else . ”
Back when Daniel still ran the show , the shareholders tolerated Liam holding a symbolic title ,
But once Daniel stepped back , Aris filled the vold , pulled the Cole Group back from the brink , and led it to new heights .
Now that Aria was gone , crisis after crisis hit – and no
And no one was willing to let Liam keep holding the title without actually doing any work .
Shocked , Liam jumped to his feet . “ What does any of this have to do with me ? ”
Liam thought , “ The Cole Group belongs to my family . Even if I don’t get involved , nobody else has the right to take away my position .
“ How does Aria’s departure have nothing to do with you ? ” Daniel was furious . He had anticipated trouble once Aria left , but not to this extent .
Partnerships were about mutual benefit . Losing Aria shouldn’t have impacted the actual profits . Even with the Saxon Group backing out , there should have been others willing to step in .
Daniel simply couldn’t believe one person could have this much influence . But
the facts were staring him in the face .
“ You better figure out a way to fix this , ” Daniel warned . “ Or you go beg Aria to come back . ”
With that , Daniel hung up .
Liam’s face darkened . But Hannah immediately pieced everything together . She said , “ As soon as Aria left , all this chaos broke out . She must have sabotaged you . She let so easily because she know you’d have to crawl back to her .
“ As for the Saxon Group’s project , my dad’s interested in it . He can fill the gap . The medical robots project was risky anyway . If it’s gone , it’s gone . Tomorrow , just go back to work . As for the Hayes Group’s project … ”
Hannah thought for a moment and continued , “ That project doesn’t start for a few more months . No need to panic . Plus , in one month , Benjamin tums eighty . He’s a huge fan of painting . If you can gift him an authentic piece by Mono , you’ll definitely lock down the partnership . ”
Liam sighed . “ Mono’s retired for years . His works are rarer than he is , Even if we find one , it would have to go to the professors handling my licensing first , ”
In Liam’s mind , his future came before the family business .
Hannah nodded in agreement . “ Don’t worry . There’s always a way . I chose you , Liam . No matter how hard it gets , I’ll stick with you . ”
Liam felt a wave of gratitude . “ Thank you , Hannah .”
Talking about Mono triggered a memory , Liam suddenly thought about the three paintings Aria had left in the guest room .
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When Liam posted photos of them online , people offered millions for them , convinced they were authentic , no matter how much he insisted otherwise . Thinking it over , Liam said , “ Hannah , Aria left three paintings at the Cole Manor . They look a lot like Mono’s originals . ”
Hannah snorted . “ No way . How could she possibly have authentic pieces from Mono ? And three of them , no less ? They’re obviously fake . She’s the type to flash fake art around just to show off . Definitely something she would do . Let me handle those paintings for you , ”
Something else crossed her mind , and Hannah added , “ Actually , better not . She might’ve left them on purpose . If the paintings disappear claim they were real and demand compensation . That could get messy .
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“ Tomorrow , just focus on going to the company . If Aria could make the board happy without even a real degree , you definitely can too . ”
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As the designated heli , Liam hadn’t skipped any of the necessary courses . Even after two years
he was confident he could catch DUTY
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