Thaddeus Reed, accompanied by his granddaughter Luisa Thorn, appeared in the middle of the hall.
The people's righteous fury subsided slightly as they stood politely to receive Thaddeus.
Thaddeus waved his hand. He sat in the middle seat and stared out at the crowd. "Seems like you already know."
"Yes!" Everyone nodded. Immediately after, several impatient family members said, "Grandpa, this is annoying. "What right does that bitch have?"
"Shut up!" Thaddeus angrily interrupted, saying in a low voice, "I didn't call you here to listen to this pointless crap! The truth is that Anastasia Reed is already the General Manager of Spark Enterprises. Do you have anything to say about this? "I want to hear something constructive. Not your useless rant."
Thaddeus' final sentence caused many others who wanted to speak up to retreat silently.
Constructive things? What type of productive thing can we say?
Indeed, he doesn't want us to grab the Spark Enterprises from Anastasia Reed and hand it over to him, right?
"Brendan, tell us what you think," Thaddeus abruptly told him.
Brendan, the first to be named, raised his head fiercely, his bitter expression still visible. "Grandpa, I think there's something wrong with Anastasia Reed!"
Thaddeus Reed frowned. "Tell us what issues there are. And why did you say there's wrong with her?"
Brendan stood up. "Previously, Anastasia Reed and Gideon Boysen conspired to take Spark Enterprises away from us under the guise of violating the contract. I doubt anyone would believe they weren't in collusion.
"In any case, let us set this thing aside. Let's talk about the latter issue. All of the Reeds have been chased out of Spark Enterprises, leaving only Anastasia. That indicates she is still involved in the C-suites of Spark Enterprises or Orion Enterprises.
"According to the facts I discovered, Anastasia Reed was smacked severely on the face by Susan Clide, her former assistant and deputy manager of the business department. She even had hot water sprayed on her, so she was suffering. Her colleagues mocked her the whole morning also sucking up to Susan." This was something Thaddeus had never heard before.
With streaming eyes, Thaddeus inquired, "What happened later?"
"Later, Spark Enterprises allegedly propagated that there would be a new General Manager soon. In the afternoon, Anastasia was unexpectedly hired as the new General Manager of Spark Enterprises. At the same time, Susan Clide, who had tormented her, was handcuffed and taken away by police in front of everyone! The police showed her evidence of all the bad things she did for Spark Enterprises, including embezzlement."
Brendan's statements were genuine insider information many of the Reeds had never heard. They were suddenly all ears. Luisa, who was standing next to Thaddeus, suddenly spoke up. "I understand! This must be because Anastasia Reed and one of Orion Enterprises' senior executives have had an illicit connection for a long time, but something changed later. Perhaps she disobeyed, and he bullied her into compliance.
"So today, she couldn't take it any longer and struck another arrangement with that individual to reclaim her position as General Manager. That former aide who upset her was naturally accused and later arrested! This is surely one of Anastasia despicable way to climb the ladder. I feel sorry for her former aide, Susan Clide."
Although Luisa's imagination was dark and disgusting, it was also fairly reasonable. And her remarks immediately convinced all of the Reeds present that it was true.
Thaddeus nodded his approval. "It appears that the truth is exactly what Brendan and Luisa said. Regardless of how Anastasia rose to the top, she is now the General Manager of Spark Enterprises, and we cannot pass up this opportunity. As long as she carries our surname, she must contribute to the Reeds."
Everyone seemed to agree, and they expressed regret that Thaddeus had previously kicked Anastasia and her family out.
Otherwise, they may have asked Anastasia to return the Spark Enterprises to the Reeds directly.
Even if Orion Industries refused, they could still take over Spark Enterprises and name Anastasia as General Manager. This plan was doable as long as Spark Enterprises was still under the Reed family.
Unfortunately, Anastasia was no longer a member of the Reed family; therefore, she wouldn't have been as docile and submissive.
The Reeds sighed in their hearts. Regrets have been the last thing they can do now.
Thaddeus gazed at Brendan. "Brendan, when Anastasia came over a few days ago, didn't she mention she wanted to work with the Reeds on behalf of Spark Enterprises? She now has more authority because she is the General Manager. Go find for her and tell her about our collaboration with the Masons."
"Me?" Brendan was stunned. However, he instantly raised his arm in the cast and said, "No, Grandpa. Anastasia dislikes me to the core. If I go to her, she will certainly oppress me!"
Thaddeus's face became gloomy. "Is your pride more important than the family's future? Go and find her. Speaking of which, without you, I would not have disowned Anastasia and her family. Because you angered her before, you must seek her forgiveness now! Only after she forgives you will you be able to provide benefits to the Reeds again. Do you understand?"
Brendan immediately displayed a bitter grimace. He doesn't deserve this kind of treatment from his grandfather. To him, Anastasia's despicable way of doing things to achieve her goal is disgusting to the core.
Thaddeus's meaning was evident. He even blamed Brendan for disowning Anastasia and her family, which hurt him more.
He wants Anastasia Reed to return while undermining me! Brendan was irritated, but he didn't know how to respond. He could only say, "I won't go!"
"You're rebelling!" Enraged by his statements, Thaddeus pointed at Brendan and yelled, "Are you throwing a tantrum? Do you think you are a child? Brendan Reed, I am telling you that you must make this journey, even if you do not want to! Otherwise, don't think about coming back! Don't convince me that you are a useless crap!"
Thaddeus waved his sleeve and departed.
Everyone in the hallway gave Brendan a hypocritical smile. He needs to follow Mr. Reed Senior, or else he will be disowned.
"Brendan, just bear with it for the family's sake! It won't be too long anyway."
"Yes, everyone will remember your contribution to the family. Even if that woman returns, you are the only successor in our hearts!"
"Yes, Brendan, press on!"
"You will only do this once. Just go with the flow"
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Brendan could see the hypocrisy and meaninglessness in their remarks. Everyone wanted Anastasia to return, and they wanted him to do it for everyone's sake. Ridiculous!
"Get lost!" All of you, get lost!" Brendan yelled at them in rage, throwing fit to every corner of the hall.