Chapter 231



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After getting mad at Kevin, Hayden went back to her company to work an extra night shift. Edison called her in for breakfast first thing the next morning.

It was 7:30 a.m. and not yet prime time to buy breakfast at the food stands. Even if it was, no one would be there like Hayden and Edison, eating quietly at the table.

Hayden was very tired. Edison put the peeled eggs on the small plate in front of her and said, “You look so tired. Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

“I didn’t sleep.” Hayden waved his hand, yawning again, “I slept for a while at five in the morning. But the office environment is too hoop, and the couch is too uncomfortable. I woke up before you called me.”

“You have to take it easy to run a business. You don’t need to expend too much energy in the beginning.”

Edison, as an experienced person, was advising Hayden sincerely.

However, Hayden was ungrateful and brought up his past: “Give it a rest. Five years ago, when I worked as a janitor at your company, I always saw you working overtime. The office light was always on all night, we thought you might be a robot.”

“Even a robot needs charging.”

Edison smiled, not caring about the old stories, “What’s more, you’ve seen a bad example, haven’t you? After working so desperately, in the end, the company ran short of funds and nearly went bankrupt. If you hadn’t saved me in time, I might be sleeping in a U.S. subway station right now.

“So the subway there really does choke talent.”

Hayden drank the soy milk after he spoke, still able to joke despite his bad mood. “How about I go over there and see if I can scout out a few talents?”.

“You’re still able to joke, that means you’re not low in the mood yet.” Edison pointed at her with a warm smile, “Don’t you want to know why I came to see you so early?”

“Why?” Hayden asked lazily, not disguising his curiosity.

Edison didn’t care either, and said weakly, “I think you should spend more time with Alayna during this period. After all, she will be returning to the U.S. with me in two days. And then it won’t be as easy for you to see her as it is now.”

“What?” Hayden was surprised. “You’re going to take Alayna to Estados U? Kevin agrees?”.

“I don’t think it was considered ‘agreed’. After all, it was her boyfriend who came to me for help.”

Hayden was completely shocked. “So it was Kevin himself who contacted you and told you that he had decided that Alayna should go to the U.S. for treatment?”

“Yes.”

Hayden was speechless after her affirmative answer.

Was he a masochist? Kevin didn’t take it seriously when Hayden spoke kindly to him at first, and reacted so violently, with such a bad attitude. After scolding him directly to his face, Kevin addressed him personally.Was he an asshole?

“When are you leaving?” After calming down, Hayden asked with a straight face.

“Before the end of the month.” Explained Edison, “Leaving you more time to say goodbye to Alayna.”

“Time for me? I’m afraid he doesn’t even intend to leave a single moment for me.” Hayden was eating the egg, looking weakly.

“Who, Kevin?” Edison smiled mischievously, “Then you’re overthinking it. Kevin was planning to go along with Alayna.”

“Huh?” Hayden’s jaw dropped, “Really?”.

“Of course. Otherwise, why would he come to me personally? I was just wondering if the psychiatric hospital I arranged, can let a family member live with her.”

“Does she want to stay at the hospital, too?”.

At that moment in Kevin’s house, Hayden witnessed Kevin yelling in front of her that psychiatric hospitals and rehab centers were not good to live in. Even a normal person would go crazy staying in those places.

But Kevin would dare to overcome anything for Alayna Cole.

Edison returned to the U.S. at the end of the month, so Alayna’s hospitalization was scheduled for the same period.

Although Hayden and Kevin didn’t reconcile face-to-face, after that, Hayden was still bringing bags of stuff home. And whenever he had time he would go cook for them.

With Alayna mediating their dispute, Hayden and Kevin were not embarrassed.

That day, while they were eating dinner, Kevin got a call. He had always been fooling around, but this time he returned with a serious countenance.

“What’s wrong?” Alayna asked worriedly.

“It’s nothing.” Kevin looked at Hayden, “Just that something happened at the ST Group board meeting. I was asked to go back and cast a vote.”

“A vote?”

Alayna and Hayden both made shocked faces.

The ST Group was a family business, and Joseph Beckham was a man of his word. There was never anything that needed to be voted on by others.

So there were very few issues that could get all the board members to show up for a vote at that time.

“They want to remove Joseph from the position of president.”

Kevin’s face took on a ghastly expression as he looked at Hayden, swallowing the words, and hurried away.

For a family-owned company, the shareholders’ meeting was the main deciding factor for the company manager. Then the board of directors would vote after ranking the top five according to their percentage shareholding in the company, respectively.

And the same was true in the event of a withdrawal.

At the ST Group board meeting.

Kevin was the only latecomer. The result of the vote was a tie, with half in favor of withdrawal and half against.

Kevin did not hesitate to vote against.

When the results were known in the conference room, some were happy and others were concerned. Joseph didn’t say a word, adjourned the meeting and left the company immediately. He didn’t even have time to talk to Kevin.

Kevin immediately grabbed Magnus, who was trying to catch up with Joseph. “What’s going on, why are they suddenly talking about removing you from your position?”.

Magnus sighed. “It’s not just because of the loss of the project in Guangzhou. Harrison was unhappy as the board of directors again insisted that a professional manager is more suitable and they also wanted to change the management model of the family business. So they brought up this dismissal.”

“Where is Joseph headed now?”.

“To the old mansion, perhaps.” Magnus held the documents tightly in his hand and said, “Mr. Jackman, I can’t talk to you anymore. I still have to drive for Mr. Beckham.”

After saying this, Magnus kept up with Joseph.

After a while, the car pulled into the driveway of the Beckham Family residence.

Joseph was cold and indifferent as he entered Harrison Beckham’s study.

“Grandpa, did you accept the professional manager’s plan?”.

“Yes. What’s going on?” Harrison practiced calligraphy calmly.

“Nothing.” Joseph pouted, “What do you mean, let Franklin be the professional manager? Have you forgotten what happened three years ago?”

At the mention of three years ago, Harrison instantly paled for a moment.

Just then, noises came from outside. “Noah, wait for me. Don’t run so fast.”

Noah responded without making a sound.

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