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Cate laughed mockingly. “Yeah, I was the one who condoned a certain someone’s nephew’s corruption. He got greedy even when building the exterior wall of a house. You can’t even build a house but now you want to be a developer. Who would dare to buy?”
“Yes, that won’t do.” President Reed was the first to speak out against it.
“I want to reconsider too. We can’t ruin Hudson’s reputation.”
“…”
When the shareholders began to backtrack, Cate said in a gentle tone to everyone, “It’s true that I’m young, but I’m open-minded and serious. If I don’t know anything, I can ask my seniors present here for advice. It wasn’t easy for Hudson to reach the level it’s at. No matter how many benefits Jeffery has promised everyone, our ultimate goal is to see Hudson profit so we get paid better dividends.”
“That’s right,” Chris finally spoke out. His voice was very authoritative. “The character of a listed company’s boss is very important. I’ll fully support Cate if she becomes the chairwoman. Everyone should know that I once also assisted Sheryl. It’s thanks to Sheryl that Hudson is what it is today.”
“We still believe in President Jefferson’s ability.” President Reed agreed with a nod.
“In that case, let’s vote again. What do you think, Director Irvine?” Chris looked over to Director Irvine and reminded, “Director Irvine, if I had wanted to compete with you for the position of chairman in the past, you wouldn’t be sitting happily here today.”
“I agree.” Director Irvine avoided Chris’ gaze and nodded. “Let’s start the vote.”
Everyone raised their hand one after another, and the final result was nine to seven. Cate’s nine to Jeffery’s seven.
“Let’s congratulate Cate Cox as the new chairwoman.” Chris led the applause.
Jeffery slapped the table, his face grim with anger. “This election isn’t a game. How can you repeat the voting process? It was me who was elected before. Who do you think you are?”
“President Cox seems very unconvinced.” There was something else hidden beneath Cate’s smile. “You have to understand that if it weren’t for my mother’s generosity, you’d have absolutely nothing to do with this company. You should be content with what you have.”
“You…” Jeffery glared at her. He could not believe the girl who used to be so careful in front of him now dared to be so wilful.
“If you continue making a scene, I can only call security to escort you out,” Cate warned without mercy.
Jeffery seethed with anger. There were so many shareholders here, yet not a single one spoke up for him.
“President Cox, sit down.” Director Irvine sighed helplessly. “We’ve already delayed this long enough. There are still a lot of matters we have to cover in this meeting.”
“That’s fine, but before that, it’s time for the outsiders who have nothing to do with the meeting to get out.” Cate glanced at Rosabella.
Rosabella was being humiliated in public, and her eyes reddened. She spoke as if she was wronged, “Cate, I know you don’t like me, but—”
“Did I say anything wrong? Are you qualified to stay here?” Cate mocked. “Ms. Cox is too ignorant of the company’s rules of discipline.”
“Enough, go out,” Director Irvine said impatiently.
Rosabella paled, but she could only walk out helplessly.
The door to the meeting room closed again, and she was so angry that tears flowed out of her eyes.
Not long after, Stephen Campbell called. “Becca, congratulations! Your father must be the new chairman of Hudson now.”
“…”
Rosabella’s cheek felt as if she had been slapped hard.
Stephen did not notice and continued saying, “When your father takes office, the North Bay project that we discussed last time can be started right away. Then, the Campbell and Cox families will cooperate to create a five-star resort in North Bay. Soon, whether it’s North Bay or Melbourne, it’ll be our world.
“Haha, I really want to see the defeated faces of the Harrison and Clark families now.
“Rosabella, why aren’t you saying anything?”
Stephen, who had been talking for a while, finally noticed her silence.
“Stephen, all that will be realized.” Rosabella gnashed her teeth. “But it may be delayed for a while. Cate Cox suddenly appeared in today’s shareholders’ meeting. She’s now… the new chairwoman…”
“What?” Stephen yelled. “Didn’t you say that you’re 90% sure your dad will be chairman? What are you and your father doing? You can’t even handle Cate Cox.”
Rosabella’s face felt hot as she said unpleasantly, “How would we know that she would team up with Chris Jefferson? We were also caught off guard.”
“Well, I even went around saying that my girlfriend is the daughter of Hudson’s chairman. What a disgrace.
“…I don’t want this anymore.”
Rosabella’s voice choked. “Stephen, what do you mean by that? Do you hate me now because my dad didn’t get the position of chairman?”
Stephen suddenly snapped back to his senses. Even if Rosabella was not the daughter of Hudson’s chairman, a year of dividends was much better than the riches outside. He hurriedly laughed and said, “Of course not, don’t overthink it. I’m just outraged by the injustice done to you. I like you, not your identity.”
“Don’t worry. This is only temporary. Cate won’t sit in the position of chairwoman for long,” Rosabella said viciously.
“You’re right. It’s not easy to stabilize that position.” Stephen also smiled grimly. “I’ll spare no effort to help you.”
“Thank you.”
…
12:20 pm.
The meeting ended.
One by one, the shareholders shook hands with her and left politely.
“Chairman Cox, I’ll take you to your office.” The chairwoman’s assistant, Kacey Lane, came up to Cate with a wide stride. She was behaving diligently.
“Okay, take me there.”
She had just stood up when Jeffery blocked her path. His expression was gloomy and terrifying. “B*tch, you must be proud of yourself. You managed to sit in that seat, but that doesn’t mean your position is stable—”
Slap!
Cate raised her hand and unceremoniously slapped him.
Jeffery never expected her to get physical. He was caught off guard and was hit squarely.
When he finally reacted, he bared his teeth in anger and rushed at her to teach her a lesson.
However, Elle stood in front of Cate and kicked Jeffery, sending him flying several meters to the ground. He was unable to get up for a long time because of the pain.
“You… You ungrateful girl! How dare you hit an elder? You’ll suffer the wrath of God. There’ll be retribution!” Jeffery roared furiously.
“You called me a b*tch, so as your superior, it’s only natural that I teach you a lesson.”
Cate blew on her sore palm. “What’s more, haven’t you and your wife slapped me plenty of times before? I didn’t hit you half as hard as you used to hit me.”
“So what if we hit you? We raised you. You owe us a great debt of gratitude for raising you,” Jeffery said rightfully.
Cate’s bright eyes turned a little cold. “How did you raise me? Did you help me when I was studying? When I caught a cold, it was grandpa and grandma who accompanied me. As for the living expenses you paid, my grandparents used hundreds of billions worth in shares to compensate you, yet you’re not satisfied?”
Jeffery’s anger caused his throat to get stuck.
Cate stepped forward and looked down at him from above. “That’s fine enough, but you even had your own biological mother killed. Are you even human?”
“Don’t speak nonsense.”
Jeffery jumped up like his tail had been stepped on. “Your grandmother died of illness.”
“Yes, it’s a pity that Grandma was cremated. Otherwise, checking her corpse would be enough for us to discover her cause of death,” Cate sneered, saying, “But I won’t let you off. I’ll definitely pay you back little by little all the pain I suffered, including Grandma’s share.”
Then, she left the meeting room without looking back.
When she went out, her body trembled with excitement.
All along, she had been suppressed and bullied by the Cox family. She even almost lost her life several times. Starting today, she would become stronger to protect herself and the people around her.