The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 736

Catherine's gaze flickered slightly as she texted Geoffrey's license plate number to Aaron.

Understanding instantly, Aaron slipped out of the crowd unnoticed.

Geoffrey had backup plans. It was highly likely that today's vote would be overturned, landing the Lee Group straight into Catherine's hands.

But even if that happened, Geoffrey wouldn't keep his word. He'd never return Jasper that easily.

He was going to use Jasper to control her.

Catherine had no patience for the polite small talk buzzing around her. She prayed silently that Aaron would successfully rescue Jasper.

The voting commenced. Everyone wrote their chosen successor's name on a slip of paper and dropped it into a ballot box. Wyatt Lee, the current head of the Lee clan, would count and announce the results.

The sprawling ancestral hall fell dead silent, save for the scratching of pens against paper.

About five minutes later, the voting concluded. Wyatt pulled the slips from the box one by one to tally the votes.

Out of ninety-nine votes, Catherine and Lorinda were tied at forty-nine each.

In the blink of an eye, only a single ballot remained.

Many had promised to vote for Davis, yet the results were dead even. It was obvious the room was full of two-faced hypocrites.

Similarly, plenty of people had sworn their support to Geoffrey.

Geoffrey looked far worse than Davis. After all, he didn't actually want to hurt Jasper; he just wanted the Lee Group's assets!

If he lost here today—

His face turned ashen. He watched Wyatt pull out the final ballot, a cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

Wyatt unfolded the paper. Lorinda's name was clearly written on it.

He looked toward Davis, recalling the scene from just an hour ago. Davis had told him that Jasper was in Geoffrey's hands, collapsing in sheer desperation to beg him. Regardless of the vote's outcome, Davis had been willing to forfeit the Lee family fortune just to keep Jasper safe.