Chapter 80 Grandpa’s Gambit
On Friday, Tessa went back to the Sinclair family home to have dinner with Walter,
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“Tessie, are you going to attend the shareholder meeting on Monday?” The annual Sinclair Corp shareholder meeting was approaching, and since Tessa now held twenty percent of the shares, she was naturally eligible to attend.
“Dad, she’s just a kid; what does she know? I can exercise her rights on her behalf. The company isn’t a playground,”
Yardley snapped, irked that Walter had bypassed him to give the shares to Tessa. I am the only son, why didn’t dad trust me?
“Yeah, grandpa, Tessie is still a minor and hasn’t awakened her wolf. If the shareholders decide to challenge her, she won’t be able to defend herself. Maybe it’s better not to let her attend,” Lila added, thinking how pitiful she would appear if Tessa attended the meeting when she herself had nothing. Despite having advantages over Tessa in every other aspect, this situation undermined her.
“Dad, Winnie has a point. For Tessie’s safety, maybe she shouldn’t go,” Lila was firmly against Tessa attending.
“Tessie, this is your decision to make,” Walter said, dismissing their concerns. “Also, since I’ve given you the shares, I won’t interfere with how you use them. Just do whatever makes you happy. Let’s talk more in the study after dinner; it’s too noisy here.”
Walter led Tessa to the study, away from the noisy dining table.
“What do we do now?” Lila asked anxiously. Tessa always had a rebellious streak. If she didn’t listen to us at the shareholder meeting, what should we do?
“It’s all thanks to your wonderful daughter, look what she’s turned into! She doesn’t even consider me her father anymore.”
Yardley pondered. I’m managing her shares, isn’t that my right?
“And this is my fault? Can I make a baby by myself?”
“Just make sure Winnie is alright. With the support of the Lawson family from the Thunder Pack, I doubt Tessa, that wolfless nobody, can make any waves.”
Even without the Lawsons, Yardley held forty percent of the shares, making him the largest shareholder in Sinclair Corp. He wouldn’t be overshadowed by Tessa!
In the study, Walter sighed, “Tessie, don’t mind your parents‘ short–sightedness. Sinclair Corp will be ruined
father’s hands sooner or later. It’s lost its former glory, and while it still ranks among Navoris‘ top ten groups thanks to its legacy, it’s merely a shell of its former self…”
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He felt his age and knew his abilities were waning. Tessa was his only hope now.
Despite her frail health and the prophecy that she wouldn’t awaken her wolf, Tessa had always been sharp. If she set her mind to something, she excelled at it.
The modern werewolf society wasn’t as barbaric as in the past: other skills were iust as important as physical
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But the rest of the Sinclair family only saw Tessa’s physical weakness and overlooked her strengths. Walter had a feeling that Tessa was destined for greatness.
If it weren’t for being called to the frontlines during the vampire conflict, he wouldn’t have allowed Tessa to be discarded in Falindale for five years by those short–sighted people.
“Grandpa, don’t worry! Sinclair Corp won’t be destroyed.”
If Walter cherished it, she couldn’t let it fall apart.
“I hope you will lead Sinclair Corp one day. Cedric may be the alpha of the Frostmoon Pack, but he lacks the capacity to manage such a vast corporation. And your father, though stronger than Cedric, was changed by the war with the vampires; his reduced strength and mindset are unsuited for leadership.”
He placed his hopes on Tessic now.
“I hope you’ll become the CEO of Sinclair Corp.”
He believed she could handle it.
“Okay, grandpa, you need to rest more and not worry so much.”
“Tessie, do you blame me for giving you such a heavy burden? At your age, you should be carefree and whimsical, yet here I am burdening you.”
“How could I? Grandpa, you’re the one who cares for me the most.”
Tessa knew Walter’s intentions; he was the only one in the Sinclair family who truly cared for her and believed in her, despite everyone else viewing her as a hopeless case without a wolf.
For Walter, she would protect Sinclair Corp.
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