Cory grabbed the Blair family's representative by his neck.
The man's face turned red as he tried to struggle and break free.
"Who do you think you are to tell me what to do in my meeting?"
A clean and crisp sound rang out across the room as Cory snapped the man's neck.
The Blair family's representative couldn't have ever imagined that Cory would kill him at a place like this.
The crowd looked up at Cory in shock, wondering if he had gone insane to be killing someone in public.
There were dozens of witnesses sitting inside the meeting room.
One of the men slapped the table and shouted, "You're full of yourself, Cory! Do you really think you can solve everything by killing others? It seems that we need to weaken the Morrison family's authority."
Cory threw the body onto the floor and stared at the man who just shouted at him. "And who are you?"
"I'm from the Moore family! We're the second largest majority shareholder!"
The Moore family's representative continued, "Don't get cocky, Cory. Soon, we'll unite together and kick you out. Morrison Group belongs to the shareholders! We can't have the Morrison family controlling it all by themselves!"
"Hah! Kick me out, you say?"
A loud thud rang out as Cory punched the Moore family's representative in the head.
The man's head was smashed into mush, and blood splattered everywhere.
Cory took out a piece of tissue from his chest pocket to clean up his hand.
He sneered at the body. "Who do you think you are?"
Everyone present was left dumbfounded.
The two corpses lying on the floor were proof that Cory had gone insane.
The smell of blood soon enveloped the entire meeting room.
Everyone frowned, but none dared to speak up about it.
Cory had just turned into a murderous demon.
He never considered the shareholders as anything more than mere ants for him to stomp.
Cory sat back down on his chair and declared, "Please step forward if you still have anything to say."
The crowd sheepishly looked at each other.
Cory then clapped his hands. "Seems like we're all finally on the same page. I hope the rest of you will be careful down the line, or you'll be joining those two on the floor."
Cory's ruthless tactics had scared everyone in the meeting room.
No one had ever taken him seriously because they thought he was just a playboy. They were all shocked when he revealed his ruthlessness the moment he stepped up as CEO.
Cory continued, "Everyone here is a part of Morrison Group, and I can't deny that the company's growth was the result of everyone's combined efforts. But …"
His short pause made everyone shudder as they wondered what crazy shenanigan he would be doing next.
"Morrison Group still solely belongs to the Morrison family. Anyone that tries to challenge my authority will be dealt with accordingly."
Everyone took a deep breath upon hearing his declaration.
They realized that Cory had truly gone off the edge.
This was never a meeting to begin with. It was held simply to announce his decree.
Cory never even cared about how the shareholders would react.
The Morrison family was powerful enough to deal with any of its competitors, even if they came from within.
The meeting was truly just for a display of power.
Cory spoke up once more. "Alright, now let's finally get back into topic. The reason I called for this meeting is to talk about dealing with Southlake Corporation.
"I would like to announce that we will directly compete with Southlake Corporation from today onward. We'll buy up all of its businesses and even its shares. We'll do anything we can to take over Southlake Corporation!"
"That's stupid, Cory!"
"Southlake Corporation is worth billions right now. Dealing with them is not as simple as you think! Besides, your decision will put all of us shareholders at great risk. We don't agree with your method, Cory!"
Cory's announcement was immediately met with disagreement.
It came from the shareholders with acute business acumen who wouldn't allow such a stupid move to be taken.
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