Joseph's tone had always been low, "This kind of thing is also common." However, he did understand the significance of Lake's shareholders. After Henry's death, William became the backbone of the Lake family. Although William's shares were not as much as Roy, after all, he was the elder in the Lake family.
And William agitated that only a few shareholders in the Lake were against his opinion, and few were against the scrapping of the mine and the later survey. So it was clear he was trying to use this opportunity to drive Joseph out.
In William's mind, it became increasingly apparent that driving out Joseph was important after Henry died. Of course, Joseph did not mention it, but it didn't mean he hadn't seen it.
"I don't want to own any more shares in the Lake," Irish said unhappily.
She had thought that although she hated Henry, at least she could also live at her will. But at present, she felt that the burden was hefty.