A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 656

Chapter 656

The moment Cora got home, she found Natalie carrying a fruit platter. She knew her daughter was up to no good when she suddenly started going out of her way to please her.

Cora got straight to the point. “Just stay at home and behave yourself. Don’t even think about who your birth father is. You’re Joseph’s daughter!”

“Joseph? Who the hell does he think he is?” Natalie let out a scoff. Knowing Cora was in a bad mood, she sulked and went back to her room.

Helen came over and asked, “You seem upset. What’s going on? Did you manage to find Joseph? And he refused to come home?”

“It’s got nothing to do with him. It’s about Lowell Group. Marlin has lost his mind. He actually wanted to strip me of my position as chairwoman.

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“He said I’m no longer part of the family just because I married Joseph. He thinks I have no right to run the company.

“But without me, they wouldn’t even have half the wealth they have today! That ungrateful bastard!”

“It’s… It’s terrible. Now that we’re in trouble, they’re clearly taking advantage of the situation to push us out of the family.

“They want the entire Lowell family to themselves. They just want to take everything we’ve worked so hard to build over the years.”

Helen was shocked. If they were driven out of the family, the others would definitely give them a hard time. It was clearly all part of a plan, given that Marlin and the others had chosen to turn against them at this very moment.

“Our family is where it is today because I’ve worked so hard all these years. And they think they can just enjoy the fruits of my labor because they’re family?

“Don’t even think about it! If they push me too far, I’ll fire them first!”

“Don’t get yourself all worked up! This is a crucial time, so you can’t let your emotions get the best of you. You need to stay calm. Otherwise, you’re just giving others an opening.”

“Mom, you need to go to the hospital now and wait for Dad to wake up. Once he does, get him to sign some papers. I need to get as many shares under my name as possible and make sure no one can challenge me. I trusted them before, but clearly I was wrong!”

“You never should’ve listened to your father back then. You need to get at least 80% of the shares, or maybe even all of them!

“The others in our family are good for nothing. They only deserve a share of the dividends, not a stake in the company! We’ve given them so much over the years, and now they’ve turned their backs on us.”

Helen started getting ready to go to the hospital. Something occurred to her, and she asked, “Were you able to reach Joseph? He’s the only one who can treat your dad. Tell him to come home.”

“He refused.”

“Is it still about the children? And the things you did behind his back? Cora, I think you should just swallow your pride and apologize to him.”

“I didn’t do anything wrong! I’ll never do such a thing! And do you really think he’d come back just because I apologized?

“Joseph’s not the same man he used to be. Now that he’s had a taste of freedom, there’s no way he’s coming back here.

“I can’t talk him into coming home. I’ll have to wait for him to show himself. Then I’ll drag him back here if I have to.”

“Oh my goodness! How did you two end up like this?” Helen sighed before heading out to the hospital.

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Cora stayed at home for a while before going out as well. She had something on Marlin and the others and wanted to have a little talk with them.

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