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“You want to meet our president but you don’t even know who she is? Well, our president is Sarah Langley Neeson. Miss Neeson is President Lyons’s fiancée who will be taking office in no time.”
The receptionist’s words made Cate’s gaze turn grim. With an invisible air of authority emanating from her, the receptionist somehow went into a panic.
At this point, someone behind her yelled out. “Chairwoman J-Cox?”
Cate turned around and fixed her eyes on the man behind her who looked like he was in his 40s. He seemed unshaven and sloppy with slightly long hair.
“Harvey… Why do you look so much older now?” Cate’s pretty eyes widened, and she smiled in astonishment.
“It’s you, Chairwoman Cox! The news people have been spreading online about you is true. You’re still alive.” Harvey looked at her excitedly, his eyes turning red.
“Yeah, I’m still alive.” Cate glanced at the tag in front of his chest and frowned. “Why has your position changed from a president’s assistant to a warehouse management executive?”
Harvey responded despondently, “Chairwoman Cox, you’re probably unaware that when you were declared dead three years ago, the ownership of the company was transferred to President Lyons. After all, President Lyons was your legal husband. Needless to say, Director Irvine and the rest were more than ready to have President Lyons’s support. In fact, Hudson Corporation has been doing very well under President Lyons’s guidance these few years. Even the company’s net worth has doubled. However, Shaun appointed Sarah as the new president of the company two years ago and I was then assigned a lower position. General Manager Wolfe’s situation is even more pitiful as he’s just a supervisor now. Anyway, for those who previously worked under you, their positions have all been lowered.
“What about President Jefferson?”
“President Jefferson has returned to Brisbane. Sarah knows you were on friendly terms with him, so she doesn’t allow him to be involved in the company’s matters. I heard that even his bonus was deducted.”
Cate’s pretty face darkened.
Little did she expect that Shaun would let Sarah take over Hudson Corporation.
Hudson Corporation was the most important legacy Cate’s mother had left for her. How dare Sarah, that disgusting woman, take control of it?!
‘Shaun oh Shaun, now that I’m back, I’ll settle this score with you.”
“Who’s she, Harvey?” The receptionist was perplexed after hearing him address Cate as Chairwoman Cox.
“You know nothing. She’s Cate Cox, the chairwoman of this company. She’s back now,” Harvey answered furiously, “This company belongs to her.”
The receptionist was dazed.
At this moment, a security officer’s voice sounded from the entrance. “Hi, President Neeson.”
“You’re here, President Neeson.”
The crowd turned their gazes to Sarah who was dressed in a houndstooth dress. She wore a gentle smile as she entered the office. Behind her was a woman in black who looked like her bodyguard.
The second Sarah caught sight of Cate, her well made-up face froze. In fact, she had already seen Cate in the video last night. Nevertheless, she did not expect that she would look even more beautiful in person. If one claimed that Cate was 20 years old, no one would suspect it.
Sarah unconsciously compared herself to Cate. No matter how much effort she put into taking care of her skin, a few wrinkles were already visible below the corners of her eyes considering that she was turning 30 soon.
She finally understood why Shaun had fallen for Cate back then.
She had wondered about Cate’s whereabouts the last few days. She was shocked to find out that Cate’s face had been treated.
Having said that, what was the point? She had complete control over Shaun now, so Cate was considered nothing.
At the thought of it, Sarah curved her mouth into a smug smile.
She pretended that she did not see Cate and directly headed to the elevator.
“Where are you going, Sarah? This is my office, isn’t it?” Cate pulled Sarah’s long hair all of a sudden.
Surprisingly, Cate was dragging Sarah down to the floor without being concerned about her own image. With that, Sarah yelled in pain.
“What are you doing?” The woman in black moved nimbly and attacked Cate right away.
“Oops! It was an accident. I didn’t expect that I’d be able to pull her hair out so easily.” Cate retreated and loosened her grip on Sarah’s hair. The strands of hair in her hand then dropped to the floor. “I was just admiring your thick hair but they turned out to be extensions.”
“Cate, you clearly did it on purpose! Grab her now, Yael.” Sarah was so indignant that her usually elegant features were distorted.
Due to her thin and short hair, she had deliberately visited the most expensive salon to get hair extensions. Now that Cate had pulled them out, she flew into a rage.
“Why are you grabbing me? I didn’t do anything wrong.” Cate soon got into a fight with Yael Chadwick. Shortly after, Yael was dragged down the floor.
The situation left Sarah gaping. Yael was the bodyguard whom Shaun had assigned to protect Sarah. Over these few years, Cate had actually acquired some skills, making it difficult to deal with her.
“Are you a member of Liona?” Cate raised her brows and gazed at Yael who swiftly rose to her feet. “Do you know Elle?”
“Elle?” Yael gnashed her teeth and answered disdainfully, “Eldest Young Master Lyons has long since assigned her to work elsewhere. It’s been a couple of years since she has come back.”
It hit Cate that Shaun had assigned Yael to protect Sarah, just like how he had asked Elle to protect her.
When it came to dealing with women, he had not changed one bit.
Looking at Sarah’s competent bodyguard being suppressed, the receptionist asked in a daze, “President N-Neeson, do you want me to call the police?”
“Go ahead.” Cate immediately went along with the idea. “I’d also like to let the police know that someone is occupying my company.”
“Occupying?” Sarah scoffed and criticized Cate, “Hudson Corporation now belongs to Shaun and he has personally appointed me as the president. To put it frankly, you’re basically a dead person, Cate.”
Cate blinked her eyes. “How am I dead? Since the government hasn’t even issued my death certificate, I’m eligible to claim my property. By the way, Shaun is still my spouse by law, so you’re basically occupying his legal wife’s company.”
“You’re absolutely right, Chairwoman Cox.” Harvey clapped at once. “Indeed, she’s the most savage mistress I’ve ever met.”
“That shows how ignorant you are. Previously, this mistress also claimed that I was mentally ill and made Shaun send me to the mental hospital,” Cate said with a sigh.
It was almost noontime. Employees had begun to gather in the dining hall downstairs. Upon hearing Cate’s words, everyone gasped and looked at Sarah in a strange way.
“Oh goodness. That’s too cruel!”
“I didn’t expect that either. She usually looks so dignified, generous, and gentle that I treated her as a goddess.”
“Hey, keep it down. She’s our president. She’s going to fire us if she hears this.”
“…”
Sarah’s face turned ghastly.
Ever since she was publicly known to be Shaun’s girlfriend, everyone had flattered her and treated her as a goddess. She had not experienced this kind of humiliation.
“Cate, I’m going to sue you for accusing me if you comment further.”
“Suit yourself. I came here today to take a look at my company. I’ll organize a general meeting tomorrow. I’ll gather all the company’s shareholders here and inform each of them about it.”
Cate pointed at Sarah using her index finger, her nail painted with red nail polish. “As for you, you’ll be the first person I fire.”
Sarah reacted as if she had heard a joke. She bent over and burst out laughing with tears almost coming out of her eyes. “Cate, are you under the impression that you hold an important position here? Hudson is now different from how it was three years ago. It’s okay. You can go ahead and inform them. Let’s see who will attend the general meeting. If you’re thinking about firing me, dream on.”
“Let’s wait and see.”
When Cate turned around, she tugged at Harvey’s employee tag. “Don’t be a warehouse management executive anymore. Come with me.”
“Alright.” Harvey followed her with delight.
Nevertheless, Harvey began to panic right after he walked out of the company’s door. “Chairwoman Cox, I’m not sure whether to tell you this… Don’t be mad after you hear it…”
“Are you planning to tell me that the odds are against me, considering that Shaun dotes on Sarah?” Cate glanced at him with a smile.
Harvey fawned over her embarrassedly, saying, “Chairwoman Cox, you’re amazing. You guessed it right.”
“It’s fine. I have no feelings for Shaun anymore. Even if he dotes on her, so what? I’m the largest shareholder in Hudson as long as I’m alive. He’s not above the law.”
Cate gave a faint smile. All of a sudden, Harvey felt that he could not fathom her at all.
…
In the office, Sarah shot Yael a look, wanting her to call Shaun at once. “President Lyons, Miss Cox came to Hudson just now. The moment she arrived… she grabbed hold of Miss Neeson’s hair and pulled out some of it, causing scalp damage.”
“This damned woman! Didn’t I ask you to protect Sarah?” Shaun soon flew into a temper.
“I did, but before I came to my senses, Miss Cox had already attacked Miss Neeson. When she bullied Miss Neeson again later, I started to deal with her, but… I’m not her opponent. Miss Cox has become very powerful,” Yael said guiltily.
Shaun was astounded to hear that. Although Yael was not a top member of Liona, she was still an outstanding fighter in Australia. Little did he expect that Cate could defeat Yael. What had she gone through the last few years?
Yael then added, “Miss Cox thinks… She thinks that you’re trying to occupy her company.”
“I’m trying to occupy her company?” Shaun scoffed. “What a despicable woman. I’m not even interested in a small company like Hudson.”
“Miss Neeson said so too, but Miss Cox doesn’t seem to believe it. She even wants to organize a general meeting and kick you and Miss Neeson out.”
“She’s biting off more than she can chew.” Clearly, Shaun was fuming with rage. “Bring Sarah to the hospital to check her scalp.”
“Okay, I will. Anyway, I’m calling you without Miss Neeson’s knowledge. She asked me not to tell you,” Yael whispered, “She’s been feeling sorry about the incident three years ago. She understands that Miss Cox went through a hard time.”
“She’s just too kind,” Shaun said pitifully. The instant he recalled suspecting that Sarah had lied to him about Cate’s depression, he felt a twinge of guilt.
“Having said that, Miss Neeson has been absent-minded since she met Miss Cox. I’m guessing it’s because Miss Cox claimed that you’re her husband as she’s back now. She even called Miss Neeson a mistress.”
“I’ll talk to Sarah later.”
Shaun was enraged by Cate’s shameless behavior.
Only after Yael hung up the call did she shift her gaze back to Sarah.