Chapter 25: As Long As You Wish
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Dominic berated Cheyenne without any mercy, making her feel as though she had been struck by lightning, and her face paled immediately.
Cheyenne didn’t expect that to be the way Dominic had been thinking of her…
Lucas walked to Cheyenne and stared at Dominic indifferently. “You previously said that you would hand over the Brilliance Corporation to whoever clinches the cooperation agreement. Turns out you’re not a man of your word at all.”
Dominic humphed coldly. “Who do you think you are? How dare you question me? I’ll make it clear today. No matter how many contracts Cheyenne Carter secures, I will never hand over the Brilliance Corporation to her! One should know their place!”
After saying his piece, he left with the contract in his hand.
The remaining Carters looked at Cheyenne with a gaze that was worlds apart from earlier.
“Hah, do you still think you can become the chairman of the Brilliance Corporation again? You must be dreaming!”
“At the end of the day, Mr. Carter Senior is wise. He could tell at a glance that she’s a jinx. How can the Brilliance Corporation be handed to her?”
“Bryce is the rightful successor. Some people here are nothing compared to him. How dare she contend with Bryce?!”
“One should know where they stand. Mr. Carter Senior is right!”
“Hahaha, my thoughts exactly. She ought to realize that she can’t hold a candle to Bryce!”
Their mockery was like daggers piercing Cheyenne’s heart.
Cheyenne had founded the Brilliance Corporation singlehandedly with her hard work. Not only did they snatch it away from her, they even berated her like she was the villain coveting the company. They even blamed the family’s poor development on her while ignoring everything she had done for the company, which she had put her heart and soul into.
Why?
Bryce walked up to Cheyenne and stared at her pale face with a smug grin, full of a sense of superiority. “Cheyenne Carter, don’t waste your efforts anymore. From now on, the Brilliance Corporation belongs to me entirely. As long as I’m around, you will never get ahead, and you will have to be at my beck and call. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being nasty to you!”
Lucas suddenly walked over and stood in between the two of them, shielding Cheyenne behind him.
“What are you doing?!” Bryce was instantly displeased. They were standing close to each other, and due to Lucas’s height, he immediately felt a great sense of oppression and reluctantly took two steps backward.
Staring at Bryce with a straight face, Lucas said, “Don’t think that no one knows the sordid things that you did in the past.”
Although Lucas didn’t have much of an expression on his face, Bryce still felt a chill in his heart as he was overwhelmed with fear. Feeling guilty, he said, “What nonsense are you spouting? Damn it! One day, I’ll make sure I kick you out of the family, you trash!”
Bryce hurriedly left.
The other Carters left too.
Lucas glared daggers at Bryce’s back.
Back then, Bryce was the one who gave Dominic Carter the idea to frame Cheyenne and Lucas so as to snatch the Brilliance Corporation away.
Having done such a disgusting thing, he definitely had to pay the price one day!
Lucas and Cheyenne were the only ones remaining in the reception room.
Cheyenne fell helplessly onto the couch with a blank expression and a soulless gaze. At this moment, she looked extremely vulnerable.
“Cheyenne…” Lucas squatted beside her and whispered.
Upon hearing his gentle voice, Cheyenne burst into tears, unable to hold them back any longer. Her tears slid down her cheeks like the beads of a broken bracelet.
Cheyenne looked at Lucas and broke down, weeping silently.
Feeling immense heartache, Lucas reached out to pull her into his arms.
Cheyenne clenched her jaw and sobbed before pounding Lucas’s chest again and again.
“It’s all your fault… It was your fault then… and now too… What am I lacking? How did I offend you?”
Lucas hugged Cheyenne and allowed her to pound his chest continuously, regardless of how hard she was hitting him.
After a long while, Cheyenne finally calmed down. She was sobbing, and her nose had turned red. She wiped the tears on her face and immediately felt embarrassed when she saw the mess on Lucas’s clothes. It had been years since she cried so hard. To make things worse, she was crying in front of Lucas.
“I’m sorry…” It was unclear if she was apologizing for her actions or for dirtying his clothes.
Lucas didn’t bother about that. He asked Cheyenne seriously, “Do you really want the Brilliance Corporation back?”
Cheyenne was stunned for a while. “I don’t want the Carters’ other companies, but the Brilliance Corporation is different. I established it step by step years ago, and I put my heart and soul into every stage of development. It will only be ruined in the hands of those who are incompetent! I just don’t want…”
“Okay, I understand.” Lucas nodded.
“As long as you wish, I’ll get the Brilliance Corporation back for you.”
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