Chapter 517

Gerald had always been in a good mood because when Maurice wasn’t in the company these days, he

directly took over the Moran Group.

He had been suppressed by Maurice and his father for so many years. But finally, he kicked Maurice

out of the game. And the Moran Group would be his hands from now on.

Today, Gerald called for a meeting with the Design Department. He proudly announced, “From now on,

all the affairs of the Design Department have to be approved by me. Only me.”

Upon hearing this, a midlevel employee asked weakly, “What about Mr. Moran?”

“Which Mr. Moran?” Gerald asked. He then added in a low voice, “From now on, there is only one Mr.

Moran in the company, and that is me. Maurice isn’t coming back anymore.”

The employees in the Design Department were all sensible. As soon as they heard Gerald’s

announcement, they started to flatter him.

“Mr. Moran, indeed, you are wise.”

“That’s right. Mr. Moran, I’ve heard wonderful things about you before. And seeing you today, I must

say that you are really wise.”

“Mr. Moran, our department will be under your leadership from now on.”

These flattering words made Gerald’s heart jump for joy.

However, Lucia was an outlier. She was the only person who didn’t bother to flatter him.

And she disliked the complacent look on his face, so she deliberately said. “Sir, the chairman hasn’t

made an official announcement yet, so don’t be in a hurry. You haven’t been formally introduced to us

as the new CEO. I believe that Mr. Maurice Moran will come back sooner or later.”

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, the conference room fell silent.

Everyone looked at Lucia with astonishment in their eyes. It was as if they were saying, “How dare you

say that! You are just an intern. Do you want to get fired?”

Gerald’s face darkened at once. He stared at Lucia gloomily. For him, she was a thorn. And he wanted

to get rid of her right away. But because she was the daughter of the Todd family, he couldn’t do it.

Gerald thought for a while. He knew that there would always be someone who could help him.

At this moment, Harriet stood up and shouted, “Lucia, what are you talking about? Let me remind you

that you are just an intern. How dare you contradict the CEO?”

Because of Eliana, Lucia repeatedly went against her, so she had long considered Lucia her enemy.

She could take this opportunity to kick Lucia out of the company.

She looked at Gerald and found that he didn’t intend to say anything. Thinking that his silence meant

that he acquiesced to her, she became more determined.

“Lucia, pack your things and leave now. You are fired!”

The crowd was immediately in an uproar.

A satisfied look slowly crept across Gerald’s face. Of course, he was happy that someone could offend

the Todd family for him.

“Fine! I’m leaving. With a boss like you, do you think I want to stay here? No way!”

Lucia then stormed out of the conference room and slammed the door behind her.

After the meeting, Gerald went back to his office. This time, Sean started to flatter him.

He was about to lose himself in the flattery when Harriet rushed in.

“Mr. Moran, something happened!”

Gerald glanced at her impatiently. “What’s with the panic? What can happen now?”

Harriet looked very serious. “We have been tricked. Many of the contracts of the projects Maurice

signed before state that we cannot replace the person in charge. If we do, those contracts won’t be

valid anymore.”

Gerald was so shocked that he immediately stood up from his chair. “What? That brat!”

Sean’s brain worked at once. He chimed in, “Boss, I have an idea. If those contracts become null and

void, we can negotiate with the partners again and sign new contracts in your name. After all, you are

now the CEO of Moran Group.”

Gerald’s eyes lit up. “That’s a good idea! Okay, let’s do it. Anyway, the partners want to cooperate with

Moran Group, not with Maurice.”

However, Harriet countered, “Mr. Moran, I don’t think it’s a good idea. Your reputation in the business

world has been very bad, and the news that you are taking over the Moran Group has spread out. The

moment our partners heard the news, they immediately wanted to withdraw one after another. Many of

our projects may fail.”

This time, Gerald was dumbfounded. If the projects became problematic, and Maurice used this

opportunity to attack him, he could possibly lose the position as CEO.

So he quickly asked, “What about Maurice? Does he already know about this?”

Harriet shook her head and replied, “I don’t know. He seems to be on vacation now.”

“That’s good then. There is still a chance for us. We can have time to think about how to deal with this.”

Gerald was a little relieved. As long as Maurice didn’t make any move, he would be able to figure out a

way.

“Boss, what should we do now?” Sean asked in a panic.

Gerald comforted himself, “It’s okay. We still have a chance as long as my dad is on my side.”

But as soon as he said this, Earle came in with a long face.