Joseph was all too aware of Derrick's condition. With him lying like a lifeless leaf on the bed, Joseph only had Frederic to rely on now.
"How dare you call your brother's name!" Frederic chastised, then turned to Charles. "What did you want to tell me?"
Joseph raised his head cockily.
He radiated pure arrogance, like a man certain of his victory.
Charles shrugged. Every seasoned businessman knew that such conceit would not take anyone far in the world of business.
"Grandpa, aren't you worried that no one will take over the TS Group? Why don't you hand it over to Joseph?"
he suggested nonchalantly
Angelina and Frederic gaped at him at his words.
"Charles, what did you just say?" they blurted out in unison.
"It's exactly as you heard it," Charles answered, unaffected by their evident shock.
"You can't be serious!" Angelina shouted. Her anger rose, making her head throb with small pulsations. "Charles, it took you so many years to develop the TS Group to what it is now. I know it wasn't easy, but are you really just handing it over to others like this?"
Angelina's voice shook as frustrated tears fell from her eyes.
The TS Group was her lifeblood. When she heard that Charles was going to give it to Joseph so easily, she wanted to tear at her own hair and scream.
"I have already discussed about this issue with grandpa. There's nothing else to say now that we have resolved this. Now, I think I should take the children home," Charles excused himself and walked to the lounge.
Bobby and Nadia were slumped on a chair, having fallen asleep just now. All he wanted to do was to take his kids out of here. They shouldn't be involved in the messy issues of the adults.
In truth, he had no plans of giving TS Group up. The scene earlier was just a strategic retreat.
He had laid out the groundwork. Now, all that there was left to do is wait.
The TS Group had already suffered a great loss. It didn't matter if it lost a little more.
After all, the Fu family was rich, wasn't it?
"Charles, listen here. This was your decision!" Frederic shouted angrily after him.
Was Charles that same ambitious man who ruthlessly took down his opponents? Frederic could almost not recognize the resemblance with the present.
It was as if he had become an entirely different person. Meeting Nancy had changed him for good. Now, his head was filled with only thoughts of her and their children.
Frederic would have slapped Charles hard, if not for the weakness brought by his own old age.
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