Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 334

Chapter 334 Stirring the Pot

“I’ll come back often,” Denton murmured, pulling her into his arms.

Savannah laughed. “You two are really impossible.”

“I’ll go pack Mr. Denton’s things. You two talk,” Ernest said with a smile, slipping away.

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Denton straightened up a little, embarrassed. “Savannah, how did it feel, your first day running the company today? Getting used to being CEO yet?”

He was deliberately poking at her sore spot.

He already knew Ernest had pushed her aside and taken the CEO seat for himself.

“It’s … fine,” Savannah replied with an awkward smile. “My dad said I’m still young, so he’s going to man the company first so he doesn’t disappoint Mr. Harold up in heaven.”

Denton looked utterly shocked. “You … agreed to that? You’re the one who actually studied managemen only trusted you, that’s why I handed the company over. It’s not that I don’t think Ernest is capable, but he’s always been the Lincolns‘ butler. Running a household and running a corporation are two very different things.”

Savannah’s expression shifted, clearly revealing her own ambitions.

“I’ll talk to my dad again,” she said, trying to reassure him.

“Savannah, the CEO of Lincoln Group has to be you. You really need to talk to Ernest,” Denton spoke up again, pretending to hesitate. “Savannah, let me ask you something I probably shouldn’t… Does Ernest have another son out there?”

The question caught Savannah completely off guard.

She froze. Her mother had died young; ever since Harold had sponsored her through high school, she’d basically been away from home. There wasn’t much real bond between her and her father. Still, he was he biological father, and she’d always hoped he was a calculating, strategic man.

This time, Ernest suddenly snatching the CEO position of Lincoln Group had surprised her–but he was still her father.

Now that Denton had said this, she actually started to wonder.

When did he began plotting? With so many of his people already inside Lincoln Group, had he started laying his plans a long time ago?

And what’s his real goal in getting hold of Lincoln Group? Is it really for me? Obviously not.

“No, I’m an only child,” Savannah replied with a stiff laugh.

Denton looked like he was going to say more, then backed off “The other day, I heard Ernest on the phone. Some guy was calling him ‘Dad‘ and saying he’d successfully gotten an internship at the Lincoln

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Group … Maybe I just misheard.”

He shook his head and took Lily’s hand. “Savannah, we’ll go back to our room. You get some rest.”

Savannah sat frozen where she was, her expression growing darker.

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She secretly sent a message to rich boy Jack. “Help me look into my father, Ernest–find out if he has a family and a son somewhere else.”

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With everyone back home busy tearing each other apart, Curtis had chosen his timing perfectly and slipped away to spend time with his wife and kids.

Ronan was swearing under his breath on the phone. Ainsworth Group was at its busiest point, and he’d thought Curtis faking his death would mean having someone to help stabilize the company. Turned his back for one second, and Curtis had still run off.

“Mr. Lincoln, enjoy your time with your wife,” Ronan muttered inwardly, but his tone stayed polite.

This was Curtis, after all.

Justin, on the other hand, wasn’t nearly so polite about it.

No sooner had Curtis hung up on Ronan than Justin’s call came in.

It was fair to say the two of them liked to take turns blowing up Curtis’s phone. “Curtis! You really planning to stay over there until your wife gives birth or what?”

Justin was ready to explode. “Do you seriously have no idea Denton’s gone completely off the rails?”

“I told you that kid practices dark arts or something. Before he even left the country, he got Ernest and Savannah to help him seize control of Lincoln Group, then went and pushed Savannah up into the CEO seat. Tell me that’s not insane.”

Justin was about to blow a gasket. “If you keep hiding out over there, that kid’s going to run the Lincoln Group straight into the ground!”

Justin, usually peaceful and cool as a priest, had finally met someone who could rile him up this badly

Clearly, Denton really was a kind of genius.

He could always manage to drive Justin crazy.

Curtis chuckled. “How old are you again, and how old is Denton? You two are from different generations

now.”

Young people had their own way of handling things; Curtis didn’t plan to interfere too much.

He trusted Denton.

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“You’re out of your mind,” Justin snapped. In his opinion, Denton was just as crazy.

Was that kid really worth putting this much faith in?

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In the kitchen, Adriana came over with a tray of freshly baked cranberry bread, her belly round and heavy, watching Curtis as she walked.

Curtis didn’t even give Justin the chance to finish ranting. He hung up, quickly getting to his feet to relieve his wife of the bread.

“Is it too hot? Don’t do this stuff anymore–leave it to me.” Curtis wrapped his fingers around hers. “You go sit down and rest. I’ll slice the bread.”

Adriana watched him with a bright, goofy smile, following him wherever he went.

It was only in front of Curtis that she ever turned into this clingy little koala.

Curtis was helpless to do anything but let her trail after him and cling to him.

Adriana constantly felt like she was dreaming–that if she fell asleep and woke up, Curtis would be gone.

She was terrified–terrified that one day, she really wouldn’t see him again.

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