Her Return, His Regret novel Chapter 151

"I'm resigning as the CEO from now onwards and Jason will be the new CEO of the Kingsley Group," Ryan announced.

Ryan Kingsley had been planning on how to step down from his position as the CEO of the Kingsley Group.

Jason had not confirmed if he would take over as CEO, however, Ryan still announced it, hoping Jason was for the idea.

A murmur swept over the room after Ryan announced that he would be stepping down. He looked at the shareholders’ stunned faces and asked, “Why the shocked faces? Isn’t this what you were all expecting?”

Lora glanced at Ryan, confusion creeping into her. She didn’t know Ryan was going to hand over his position to Jason just like that.

Why did he do that and when did he plan all this?

Ryan sensed her gaze. He looked at her and gave her a small smile before he mouthed that he would explain later.

Lora nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat. Deep down, she knew why he did that but she didn't want to accept it. For her, there was still hope for Ryan to recover and she would continue to look for a solution until she found one.

“Son, you don’t have to do what the shareholders are asking you to do. When you get better, you can fix the company’s predicament,” Miles remarked, sadness filling him as he looked at his son.

“I may not get better though,” Ryan remarked and the place fell into dead silence. “Life needs to go on. We can’t put everything on hold just because I’m sick. Jason has the most shares after me. I think he deserves to take over my position.”

Ryan’s eyes met Jason’s again. He asked, “What do you say? Do you accept?”

“Of course, he does! He was born to do this!” Celeste excitedly answered on Jason’s behalf.

She wore a triumphant smile on her face as she said to Jason, “Jason, why are you not saying anything? This is a golden opportunity! He’s giving you the company on a silver platter… this is our only chance to take control!”

David frowned as he looked at Celeste. He narrowed his eyes at her and asked in a low voice, “Are you changing your mind now? This wasn’t the plan… the plan was for me to take control and appoint your son as CEO!”

“You will still be in control. Aren’t you going to buy shares in the group?” Celeste whispered back, her eyes gleaming with joy.

Finally, she had won! If she had known Ryan would throw in the towel on his own, she wouldn’t have collaborated with David. Now she had to share the company with David otherwise he would expose her crimes to the Kingsleys.

Celeste silently thought of a plan to get rid of David. In the end, the Kingsley group should be hers alone.

Franklin smiled and remarked, “Ryan, what you just did shows that you’re a true leader. I can’t believe you gave up your position that easily. But I’m glad… the company will recover soon once news gets out that we changed CEOs.”

The other shareholders who had been worried were visibly relieved. They nodded amongst themselves and discussed how their investments would be safe now that Ryan had willingly stepped down from his position.