Chapter 1428
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Xante could only say that at the moment as Corinne still looked composed. She feared that Corinne
would have a meltdown if she told her that Jeremy had taken one of the babies away.
Corinne nodded. âYes. Iâm sure heâs still alive. After all, he came back safe and sound when everyone
said he was killed in the explosion last time. Plus, he promised heâd come back to me no matter whatâ¦
My, itâs really kinda chilly here. Guess Iâll go back to my room to wait for him, thenâ¦â
Corinne turned and walked back to her room stiffly as she muttered to herself.
It pained Xante to see Corinne acting so calm. âPoor Boss⦠She still had no idea Mister Jeremy had
somehow come back secretly to steal the baby before he seemingly vanished into thin air⦠Might as
well. It might be better for her to believe Mister Jeremy died in a plane crash if we canât find him or the
baby.â
â¦
Three years later, all the yet the companyâs president seat remained empty.
The meeting was set to start at nine oâclock in the morning, and there were still 30 seconds left until the
hour hand struck 12.
Suddenly, the double door suddenly opened.
A formally dressed woman came striding in
âSorry for keeping you all waiting. I see that everyoneâs here, so letâs begin the meeting,â said the
woman calmly.
It had been three years since the last shareholder meeting was held in Holden Group. All the middle-
aged shareholders in the room were not happy with a woman president. Doubting her leadership
capability, they threw her one difficult question after another to throw her off her game.
Corinne had expected that this would happen, so she was unfazed by it all. She leaned back on her
chair and said steadily, âI know you all arenât happy with me as the president, but thereâs nothing you
can do about it. I came to this position through reasonable means, so if you all have the time to
grumble, why not instead discuss what strategies should the company take to ensure our future
success? After all, every one of you here depends on the companyâs success to secure your position,
no?â
The elderly shareholder sitting on her right scoffed and said, âAhem! What does a little girl like you
know about running a company? You Holdens should choose someone from us shareholders to take
over the president position if Mister Jeremy is still missing. Itâs really hard for us to take orders from
someone who doesnât have any shares in the company yet felt like she deserved to be the president.â
Corinne smiled at the elderly shareholder. âLet me ask you something, then. You all agree that Jeremy
is the president of the company, right? So as his wife, isnât it justifiable for me to help him run the
company while heâs not here?â
Another shareholder scoffed and questioned her, âWife? From what we know, you and Mister Jeremy
never registered your marriage. At most, you two are boyfriend and girlfriend. Therefore, you have no
right to take over the company.â
Corinne remained unperturbed. âEven if Iâm not legally married to him, both of our kids are still his
successors. Being the mother of his successors gives me the right to sit here.â