Chapter 340
Wooing My Ex-Wife
Chapter 340 Forcing Cedrick To Give Up His Power +15 Bonus Gwendolynâs fierce gaze engrossed Nico so much that he asked in a daze, âWhat do you mean?â Crinkling her eyes in a smile, she replied, âThe banquet taking place a few days from now will definitely be entertaining.
â Not only was she going to make Gerhardt agree to work with her, but she was also going to break the surprising news of her possible pregnancy to Charles.
Nico glanced at her pretty face and began to feel uneasy.
Back in Chanaea, a sleepless night loomed in Harrick Villa.
Early the next morning, Treyton listlessly propped his cheek in the palm of his hand as he ate his breakfast.
His expression was gloomy, and there were dark circles under his eyes At that moment, Kieran walked down the stairs.
Treyton immediately looked up at him.
Kieran still looked unbelievably calm and aloof as ever.
It did not appear as though he had missed any sleep last night.
âYou know, Kieran, I really envy the fact that you never take anything to heart,â Treyton remarked.
Kieran stayed silent and walked to his seat, where he began to eat breakfast quietly, After the two of them were done eating, Treyton got up to bring Cedrickâs breakfast upstairs.
He had just reached the staircase when he heard a commotion coming from the entrance outside the garden.
âThey came so soon? Here I was thinking that weâd finally be able to enjoy a quiet breakfast for once,â
Treyton grumbled.
Halting in his tracks, he was prepared to go out and take a look.
However, Kieran stopped him by instructing, âIâll go.
You should bring Cedrickâs breakfast to him.
â âAll right.
â Treyton opened the door to the master bedroom and found that Cedrick had woken up and was fully dressed.
The latter stood ramrod straight by the floorâtoâceiling window, listening closely to the noise outside through the curtains.
âKieran is taking care of it.
You should ignore it and have your breakfast first,â Treyton urged.
Cedrick did not say anything, nor did he move.
Holding his arm, Treyton guided him to a chair.
Meanwhile, a large group of people showed up at the gate.
When Kieran walked into the garden, he took a rough look around and spotted Xander and Yael leading a few bodyguards and some esteemed directors of Jenson Group.
Even Craig had come along with his subordinates from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
It was quite the scene.
1/4 12:24 Thu, 8 Jun Chapter 340 Forcing Cedrick To Give Up His Power 72% +15 Bonus Craig was the first to speak at the sight of Kieran.
âFancy seeing you here, Mr. Kieran! Mr. Cedrick hasnât shown up at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a long time.
Could he have fallen ill?â Kieran hated their false niceties and could not be bothered to mirror them.
âI canât stand nonsense; cut it out, and just tell me what youâre here for.
â Craig was slightly taken aback, so he chuckled loudly to mask his awkwardness.
âYou truly do live up to the rumors about you, Mr. Kieran.
â Kieran kept his hands tucked in his pockets as he listened to Craigâs gibberish expressionlessly.
The atmosphere became a little tense.
âIâm here to talk to Cedrick about a major family matter, Kieran.
It would be great if you could let us in,â Yael volunteered.
Kieran turned them down curtly.
âNo.
Cedrickâs down with a cold.
â Xander glared at Kieran from behind Yael.
âItâs been too many days for that to be plausible.
Couldnât you at least try to change to a more believable excuse? Doesnât that just make you look bad that heâs not getting better even though youâre here?â Kieran was unmoved.
âHeâs got influenza.
Just tell me what you want, and Iâll relay it to him,â he said in a flat tone.
Influenza? Yael and Xander exchanged glances.
It seemed that they did not believe Kieran.
Xander did not want to listen to any more of Kieranâs excuses, so he finally came clean about the purpose of his visit.
âI heard that Cedrick went blind.
Well, the Jenson family has a rule which states that those with disabilities are not fit to run the family.
He seldom goes to Jenson Group because of his health, causing the companyâs performance in the recent month to drop.
Our investors and directors are displeased with him!â One of the directors summoned by him to Harrick Villa chipped in, âYes.
Since Mr. Cedrick canât do anything in our favor anymore, we need to reâelect the CEO.
â Kieranâs silence only served to encourage Xander.
Loudly, the latter said, âHow could a blind man be the head of the Jenson family? If word of this gets out, it will besmirch the good name of our family! We came here today to bring Cedrick to our ancestral hall and have him relinquish his control over the family in front of every single one of our ancestors.
â Kieran scoffed, which was a rare expression for him to display.
âIf it werenât for Cedrick, the Jenson family would never have become the richest family that it is today.
The glory he brought to the Jenson family and Jenson Group is unprecedented.
You all may be part of the Jenson family as well, but what have you guys brought to the table? What right do you have to stand here and clamor?â Xander was rendered speechless by Kieranâs outburst.
All the employees of Jenson Group only knew about Cedrick.
They hardly ever heard of Yaelâs name, let alone Xanderâs.
Meanwhile, Yael began to put on a sorrowful expression.
âYouâre right, Kieran.
Cedrick is a good kid.
Iâm most distressed to learn that such a tragedy has befallen Him.
If it werenât for the unbreachable family rule, he would really be the perfect candidate to lead our 2/4 12:24 Thu, 8 Jun 2 Chapter 340 Forcing Cedrick To Give Up His Power family.
â 72% +15 Bonus âYouâre distressed?â Kieranâs tone was chilly.
âIf thatâs the case, blind yourself now, as it will at least make you a loving uncle to Cedrick.
But you wonât dare to do so because youâre ungrateful, heartless, and powerâhungry.
â Yael was stumped for words.
The other members of the Jenson family paled as well.
Everyone had heard of Kieran being harsh and straightforward with his insults, but none of them could say anything to retort him.
Seeing that the Jensons had fallen silent, Kieran coldly retracted his gaze from Yael and turned to Craig.
âWhat do you want?â Craig simply smiled and glanced at his subordinates.
Jasper Young, the leader of the ninth unit in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, stepped forth to offer an explanation.
âMr. Kieran, I regret to inform you that Mr. Cedrickâs blindness renders him incompetent to maintain his position as the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Thus, everyone in the bureau has made the unanimous decision to request Mr. Cedrick to show up and elect Mr. Newton as the new head of the bureau.
â Kieran looked at Craig coldly.
âSince youâre the mastermind behind that decision, arenât you going to say some courtesies?â The latterâs eyes glinted with a faint hint of a smile as he said calmly, âSince Mr. Cedrick is having some health issues, he should let go of such a huge responsibility and recuperate at home with leisure.
I only did this for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to have a better future.
â Kieran did not respond to his words.
Craig might be as powerâhungry as Yael, but he was not trying to hide it, making him more open and honest than the other man.
The crowd remained at a standstill in front of the gate.
When Xander noticed that Kieran had stopped running them down, he began to taunt him again.
âI donât know what benefits Cedrick has given you for you to help him like this, Mr. Kieran.
However, if refuse to let us meet him today, weâll have no choice but to break into the villa.
â you Right as he finished speaking, the bodyguards that Asher had stationed around the villa emerged from their hiding spots and surrounded the crowd.
The loud noise alarmed Xander.
Frowning, Yael said in displeasure, âAs the head of the Jenson family, Cedrick will be deemed derelict in his duty if this incident escalates into a fight and Old Mr. Jenson hears of this.
Is the Harris family ready to take on that responsibility?â Kieranâs gaze became stony, but he remained silent.
4 3/4 72% Chapter 340 Forcing Cedrick To Give Up His Power +15 Bonus The floorâtoâceiling window on the balcony of a thirdâfloor bedroom opened, and Cedrickâs magnetic, deep voice traveled from the villa.
âHow impatient of you, Uncle Yael.
You just want the right to lead the family, donât you? I can give that to you.
â Following his voice, everyone downstairs looked to the balcony on the third floor of the villa.
Cedrick was standing beside the railing of the balcony lazily.
Despite being dressed in a fluffy gray robe, he still looked aloof, intimidating, and dignified.
A pair of sunglasses covered half of his calm countenance.
His head was bent down slightly as if he were looking at the people gathered at the gate to his villa.
Craig furrowed his brows tightly, scrutinizing Cedrickâs orbs that were shielded by sunglasses with narrowed eyes from afar.