I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 474

Sienna's voice was soft, radiating an icy authority.

"Am I extorting you, or did you dig your own grave? You had a perfectly good empire to run, but you just had to go and embroil yourself in a sordid scandal.

Did you honestly think I bought your pathetic excuses? Where there's smoke, there's fire. If you hadn't gone out of your way to mess with that slut Zoe, how could you have possibly caught a rape charge?"

Sienna took a slow, elegant sip of the tea Clara had just poured.

Clara stood silently to the side, making zero effort to defend her husband.

With Clara in the room, Terrence couldn't risk a full-blown meltdown. Lowering his voice, he practically hissed through his teeth.

"I'm your father! Your own flesh and blood! And you're treating me like a damn enemy combatant?"

Sienna smiled, looking the picture of innocence.

"It's exactly because you're my father that I haven't orchestrated a hostile takeover to utterly gut the company. I'm simply asking you to sign it over.

Under my leadership, Easton Group has decimated the competition, becoming the apex predator of the corporate world in mere days.

Having Winters Group attached to my name will only elevate its stock value. You're practically a convicted felon now—how exactly do you plan on turning a profit for your shareholders from a prison cell?"

Sienna pulled out a printed financial report showing Easton Group's daily revenue and slammed it down in front of him.

"Take a good look. The fact that I'm even willing to take Winters Group off your hands is a mercy. You should be thanking god you have such a capable daughter."

Shaking with fury, Terrence snatched the paper off the desk.

The ledger showed tens of billions of dollars in revenue—the stack of transactions was as thick as a novel.

It was entirely comprised of pre-orders for the emotional AI robots she had recently launched.

A single hour of Easton's cash flow was enough to buy Winters Group ten times over.

Terrence collapsed into his leather chair, staring at her in sheer disbelief. It was as if he were looking at a complete stranger.

"Are you serious? You don't need Hayden anymore?"

Sienna hesitated for a split second. Realizing she had spoken a bit too freely, she recovered smoothly.

"I was just joking. But from now on, you get to live like absolute royalty. Go shopping with your friends, play cards, enjoy yourself. As for Grandmother Genevieve, you only have to visit her if you actually want to."

Sienna had zero affection for Genevieve Winters. The old woman constantly complained about Clara's inability to produce a male heir, which meant she had never truly valued Sienna either.

Clara, brimming with renewed pride, hung on her daughter's every word. With such a brilliant daughter, she finally had her revenge against those who had looked down on her.

Now that she possessed Winters Group's shares, Sienna finally had the infrastructure to launder her embezzled funds.

She had been financially starved for months; she couldn't wait another second.

Seething with rage, Terrence stomped back to his bedroom, only to immediately receive a call from Sienna.

"Dad, rest up for a bit. We're heading to the office at nine. You're calling a board meeting to officially appoint me as the Executive Vice Chairwoman."