Chapter 242 It Is Too Late To Say Goodbye 3

She gives a long sign again and pets her daughter gently, "He said these is only to make Esme happy,
Uncle Troy he... is not the one who can live with us."

"Why?"

"Only family members can live together forever, Uncle Troy he is just a friend."

"Friends can also be together forever, right... "

Karin is speechless, the complex feelings between adults which is in no way to explain to a child,
naturally there is no way to explain to her with too much details.

"Well, go to sleep, after tonight, do not think about Uncle Troy again."

Despite the depression and unhappiness in her heart, in order not to let her mother worry about her,
Esme nods her head obediently and gradually falls into sleep.

Seeing that her daughter is already asleep, Karin leans over and kisses her forehead, saying softly,
"Esme, in this world, only mommy will watch over you for the rest of your life."

Zurich --

The atmosphere in the huge conference room of the Charlie Group is unprecedentedly serious and
solemn, with more than two dozens shareholders expressing their desire to replace the chairman, and
the mastermind behind this scheme is Troy's eldest uncle Lennon.

Lennon stands up, says with an angry face, "As the eldest of the family, I should not have been
involved in the family business, but seeing that my father's foundation is about to be destroyed in the
hands of this boy, I can no longer sit idly by and do nothing, my father clearly stipulated that the
Charles Family is never allowed to develop our business in the L Country, and now his grandson is



openly defy his rules, ignoring the family's last words. Since this is the case, I can only place
righteousness above family loyalty!"

Place righteousness above family loyalty...

Troy is sitting on the chairman’s seat, and slightly raises his sexy lip and mockingly says to his uncle,
"Lennon, now that you start the fight openly, I will talk to you straightforward, the first thing you can do
is to take a look at the situation. The entire Charles Family and other families that are doing business
with us, all of them know that you are aggressively eyeing up on the chairman’s position. After waiting
for so many years to find an opportunity to pull me down, now you seizes the opportunity that I've
developed our business in Edinburgh, you think I break our family rules? I am the grandson of the
Charles Family, how could I not know the rules of my grandfather, but rules are fixed, people are
flexible. Why did Grandpa set these rules, I think all the uncles here know it well, our Charles Family
has a black sheep, who invested in L Country behind my grandfather's back to build a factory, and then
lost a lot of money in it. In the end, my grandpa had to clean up the mess for him. And my grandpa, in
order to avoid the same mistake happened again, he had no choice but to set up such a rule. To be
honest, this rule is set for those who has an evil thought in Charles Family, my father is my
grandfather’s only designated heir, and I have my father’s and grandfather’s shares, which means
what? It means that I have the right to develop the Charles Family's business all over the world,
including Britain, and the fact that I have this right means that I have the ability to do this! A person who
could only let others clean up the mess for him, what qualification does he have to be a righteous
person here?"

Lennon feels a deep sense of shame and anger, because he is the one who went to L Country to invest
and build up a factory, but failed, and owed a load of debts in the end. It was because of this bad
investment that he lost the opportunity as the eldest son to inherit the family business. And because of
this, he has been holding the grudge for many years, thinking he is not incapable, just because he has
a bad luck.



What makes Lennon unexpected and unacceptable is that his nephew has embarrassed him in front of
all the shareholders, he slaps his hand on the conference table angrily, "Bastard! You still have the face
to accuse of me? Think about what you have done!"

He pauses, "What the Charles Family needs is not only a capable chairman, but also a leader who is
decent and maintains a good reputation, but how about you? A few years ago, your private life is
messy, for a woman you can leave everything behind, just like now you want to establish our reputation
in Britain, just because there is a woman in Edinburgh. You clearly know that the shareholders do not
agree on this matter, but you still insist on this matter, you are so arrogant and never cares about what
other shareholders are thinking, then why should we support you!"

Lennon is fully prepared for this meeting, his few words starts up an uproar among the shareholders,
most of them start to condemn Troy, seeing the situation is getting better, Troy's fourth uncle stands up,
"Troy, although you are our nephew, we should not be so intense to each other, but you really don’t do
it right, I hears that the new company you want to start in Edinburgh this time costs us a lot of money.
Are you really planning for the long term development for the Charles Family? If that woman is not in
Edinburgh will you still make this decision?"

After he finishes his words, Troy’s fifth uncle stands up too, "If it is really good for the Charles Family,
we have nothing to say about it, but if it is because of the woman, then we must not sit idly by, we can
not let my father's painstaking labour of his whole lifetime be destroyed by you. Looking at the ancient
times, a lot of emperors had lost their country because of their obsession to women. Our Charles
Family does not need a leader that takes a woman as everything!"

Troy sneers, his gaze sharply fixes towards the crowd, "Have you finished yet? Those who have not
said yet, please go on."

Perhaps his solemn look as a king shocks the crowd, despite that many shareholders are dissatisfied
with him in their heart, but except for the three brothers of the Charles Family, no one dares to say



anymore, the atmosphere suddenly is more tense and colder than just now.

Robert stands behind Troy, gnashing his teeth with hatred, he clears his throat and says, "Everyone
here is taking it so seriously and off-topic, today's meeting is held for discussing the company's
operating conditions, not to talk about other people's private lives, I am now showing the balance sheet
for the past year for everyone to see, please look at the power point and then make your comment."

He points to the big screen behind him, and the slide shows some tables, just when he is about to give
an explanation. Bang! Lennon flings the files in front of him heavily, "It doesn't matter whether we check
these superficial things or not, it's just fooling fools, what we are discussing now is the development of
a new company in Edinburgh without the consent of all shareholders, please let the decision maker
gives everyone an explanation!"

Troy couldn't bear it anymore and raises his eyebrows coldly, "What does Lennon mean, are you
saying everyone here is a fool?"

"I didn't mean it!"

"Since you didn’t mean that, what's the point of me fooling around?"

Invariably, the battle is ignited, and it is more and more intense, the situation is momentarily coming to
a deadlock. At this moment, the door of the conference room is open, Emmanuel Charlie leads two
assistants coming in.

The Charles Family except Lennon, Emmanuel Charlie is the most prestigious, and in many cases, he
is even more popular than his eldest brother - Lennon.

"Everyone, please go back now, this is a family matter of our Charles Family, we will give you an
explanation after we solve it by ourselves."



The shareholders, who have long been put in a difficult position, are eager to leave the conference
room after hearing his words. But Lennon, who thinks he gains the upper hand now, shouts angrily,
"Emmanuel, what are you doing?!"

"My brother, Troy is at least our own nephew, we are all family, don't make a fool of our family in the
public."

Emmanuel’s generous words, which make Lennon look narrow-minded. He is so angry that he couldn’t
say a word and leaves the conference room, and other uncles who are on his side also follow him to
leave...

The noisy conference room is finally quiet, Emmanuel walks to his gloomy nephew, patting his
shoulder, "Do not be angry, I am here, I will not let them get away with it."

"I'm not angry, it is worthless to be angry with those old foxes. Since they don't treat me as their
nephew, then they should not blame me for being ungracious to them in the future!"

Troy’s eyes reveal a sense of coldness, in the last few years, no, it is since he inherited the family
business that Lennon has started to be against to him openly or secretly. But every time, he could find
ways to deal with him. However, the older he gets, the more stubborn he becomes, and the more he
wants to drag Troy out of his position...

The shareholders, who have long been put in a difficult position, are eager to leave the conference
room after hearing his words. But Lennon, who thinks he gains the upper hand now, shouts angrily,
“Emmanuel, what are you doing?!"

"My brother, Troy is at least our own nephew, we are all family, don't make a fool of our family in the
public."

Emmanuel’s generous words, which make Lennon look narrow-minded. He is so angry that he couldn't
say a word and leaves the conference room, and other uncles who are on his side also follow him to
leave...

The noisy conference room is finally quiet, Emmanuel walks to his gloomy nephew, patting his
shoulder, "Do not be angry, | am here, | will not let them get away with it."

"I'm not angry, it is worthless to be angry with those old foxes. Since they don't treat me as their
nephew, then they should not blame me for being ungracious to them in the future!"

Troy’s eyes reveal a sense of coldness, in the last few years, no, it is since he inherited the family
business that Lennon has started to be against to him openly or secretly. But every time, he could find
ways to deal with him. However, the older he gets, the more stubborn he becomes, and the more he
wants to drag Troy out of his position...



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