The air froze, and one could hear a pin drop.
Avery gazed at his father, his eyes as cold and calculating as a wolfâs, yet a casual smile played on his lips.
âDad, itâs just you and me left in the Chambers Group. Why bother with pretenses? Letâs lay it all out on the table.â
Jeff snorted derisively, picking up a document from the desk and throwing it forcefully at Avery.
The papers rustled as they fell to the ground as Avery looked down with a cold glare.
âAvery, youâve really made a mark. Your first grand gift to me as CEO is embezzlement and fraud.â
Jeffâs eyes were icy, his cheekbones tightening. âYou think you could secretly stash away company funds into your offshore account through the collusion of the CFO and only you would profit?
That old dog was also siphoning off his share in secret. His greed led me to uncover your little schemes! Not only did he cough up the money, but he also spilled everything about your behind-the-scenes manipulations!
Heâs been with me for decades, and you think you can just waltz in and use my people for your own ends? Youâve got some nerve, and quite the imagination!â
Avery didnât stoop to pick up the papers. Instead, he stepped on them, grinding them into a crumpled mess under his shiny leather shoe.
Heâd been aware of the CFOâs actions but didnât care.
He only used greedy people; those who werenât greedy were too dangerous to employ.
Avery saw the CFO as just a sewer rat trying to sip a bit of the masterâs champagne. But Jeff had caught him red-handed.
âSo, what do you propose?â Avery adjusted his glasses and asked with a faint smile.
Jeffâs anger surged!
How could he still afford to smile at a time like this?
âSon, you are my flesh and blood, and I have a fatherâs fondness for you. I donât want to push things to extremes. So, Iâm giving you two options.â
Jeff leaned back, revealing his true intentions. âOne, you can resign voluntarily. Iâll keep quiet about your secret funds. Otherwise, donât blame me for not considering our father-son relationship. If the authorities get wind of this, with the Ashbourne family already out for your blood, Thaddeus will be all too happy to take you down.â
At these words, Avery remained expressionless, but his fingers tightened imperceptibly.
âOr two, hand over all your shares in the Chambers Group, and Iâll keep you on as CEO. Choose wisely!â
Without his shares, his role as CEO would be nothing but a title, a hollow position.
Either option was a dead end. Such was his fatherâs love.
A cold gleam flickered behind Averyâs glasses as he stared at the man whoâd schemed relentlessly against him, his smile deepening.
âHave you revealed all your cards, Dad?â
Jeff frowned. âWhat do you mean?â
âItâs my turn now.â
Avery walked over to the coffee table, picked up the remote, and turned on the TV.
The dark screen lit up, and in an instant, a scandalous and indecent scene struck like thunder upon Jeffâs head!
He bolted upright from the sofa, his eyes glued to the screen that displayed his naked form, surrounded by women, his face a mix of shock, rage, and fear. In a fit of panic, his body trembled, his vision darkened!
âDad, you and your old pals seem to have a great relationship. Drinking, gambling, indulging together.â
Avery didnât look at the screen; it was too distasteful. Instead, he took pleasure in watching Jeffâs varied expressions. âYour âgolf gameâ is quite impressive. Your skill is still as sharp as ever.â
Jeffâs heart raced, the room spinning around him!
âActually, if you hadnât crossed me, I might never have brought this video out. Weâre father and son, after all; hurting each other isnât what I wanted.â
Avery sighed, shaking his head in feigned regret. âDonât blame me. If you must, blame yourself for pushing me to this desperate situation. I didnât want it to come to this.â
Jeff glared with bloodshot eyes, wanting to snatch the remote control from Averyâs hand.
But his heartache was severe, his face covered in a cold sweat, making it hard to even stand, let alone anything else!
âNow, Iâm only giving you one option.â
Avery held the remote control in his right hand and tapped it against his left palm, âDraft a formal announcement of your retirement due to health reasons and let me take over as Chairman of the Chambers Group.â
âYou ruthless youâre dreaming!â Jeff clutched at his chest, his body swaying.
âIf you donât agree, Iâll broadcast this video on the big screens outside the Chambers Group building. Not just that, every single employee in the company, all ten thousand of them, will receive this video by tomorrow morning.â
Jeff turned pale, his hands trembling as he reached into his jacket for his heart pills.
Unfortunately, due to his intense trembling, the pill bottle fell to the ground, rolling to Averyâs feet.
âPills, my pills.â
Avery coldly bent down to pick up the bottle.
At that moment, the words of his mentor flashed through his mind.
He stared at the lifesaving pills in his palm, momentarily lost in thought, as Jeffâs trembling voice bellowed:
âLittle Critter, give me the pills!â
Little Critter?
Averyâs pupils shrank, and a surge of crimson rage clouded his eyes.
Only his beloved Evadne had the right to call him that. Anyone else was courting death.
âDad, youâve really been unfair to me.â
Averyâs pale lips curled into a sinister smile, slipping the pill bottle into his jacket. âIf only you had asked nicely, even said a few kind words, you wouldnât have driven yourself into this corner.â
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