At the beginning of the meeting, Alice handed the documents to Nathan for safekeeping.
As it was uncomfortable for her to hold them directly in her hand, Nathan did not want to rest again and Alice just let him follow her.
When the matter was resolved, she would ask someone to send him to the hospital so that he could recover properly.
In the meeting room.
Everyone here knew Alice, after all, she was already a sensation before Kennedy’s marriage to her, not to mention her own status as a well-known designer and daughter of the Nelson family.
Her presence surprised the crowd for a moment; after all, this was a meeting where no one expected her to be present.
-What’s going on here? Isn’t this Alice from the Nelson group? Why is she here?
-I’m not quite sure, what is she doing here?
The leader of the group stepped forward and got in Alice’s way.
-Today is an internal meeting of the Moore Group, I’m afraid it’s not appropriate for you to come here.
Alice stood still on her feet and looked at the other man.
-Why isn’t it appropriate?
-You… -He gave Alice a complicated look, “Although your relationship with Kennedy is said to be known to all, you are neither a senior member of the Group nor an employee, so as far as our Group is concerned, you are only an outsider.
-Since you are an outsider, you are not qualified to attend our internal meetings.
-Get her out of here! -An authoritative voice suddenly sounded from the entrance.
An old man in a wheelchair was pushed inside. Although the old man was old, his eyes sparkled and his bony appearance made his whole person look more than fierce.
The eyes of Nathan, who was standing behind Alice were full of surprise, who was Leonardo Moore.
The one who pushed the wheelchair was none other than Oliver.
When Oliver pushed the old man towards the door, his eyes looked towards Alice, their gazes met in the air, and Oliver felt a hint more of mockery under Alice’s eyes, and disappointment.
Oliver’s fingers twitched, his thin lips pursed into a tight line.
Did she really… did she have hope for him? How else could there be emotions like disappointment?
So what if she was disappointed, he was always going to go down this road.
Leonardo’s words carried weight, and two or three security guards headed straight for Alice when they heard them.
Nathan turned pale at the sight and, holding back the pain on his face, shouted a reprimand, -How dare you, this is Mr. Kennedy’s wife, which one of you dares to make a move?
When they saw him protecting Alice with her face covered in bruises, everyone got a little upset and several security guards did not dare to approach.
Leonardo spoke sternly, “Nathan! Do you think she is more valuable than me?
-Mr. Leonardo, I didn’t say that, did I? But you told these security guards to take her out, did you think they were more valuable than her?
-You!
Although Nathan’s face hurt, he was very proud of himself, fortunately he had been following Kennedy for a long time, so his ironic tongue was also taught to him by example.
-Grandfather, don’t be angry,” Oliver said something as he leaned his head down next to Leonardo, gently stroking his chest and softening his breathing as he did so.
Leonardo took a moment to calm down before raising his head again, his sly eyes resting squarely on Alice’s face, -Well, even if I don’t let the guards throw you out, you can’t stay here, this is an internal meeting.
Alice fearlessly met this old man’s gaze, a very faint smile tugged at her lips before she turned around and slowly walked towards the spot in the center of the meeting.
The crowd couldn’t help but hold their breath as they watched this scene.
That place…
It was reserved for Kennedy, and no one in the company would dare sit in that seat except Kennedy.
Would the girl be prepared to sit where Kennedy used to be?
While everyone was still speculating, Alice had sat down with her hands outstretched, and then looked up and around the crowd, her voice cracking.
-I’m Kennedy’s wife, and now that he’s not here, it’s only fair that I take his place, and since you say it’s an important internal meeting, it’s even more important that I’m not absent. What’s the content of today’s meeting? Let’s begin.
She sat there, speaking in the same tone and with the same aura as Kennedy, and Abán Alfaro, who normally chanted against Kennedy, now blurted out, -Okay! That’s it! Kennedy is not here now, so it is better that you, his wife, hold the meeting in his place. I agree.
He was out in front and spoke loudly in the company, as he had one of the largest holdings other than Kennedy.
Seeing that he had nodded his head, many also sat down to express their approval.
Almost half of those present were seated, the other half were those on Manuel Acosta’s side.
Manuel stroked his palm and looked at Alice, a knowing smile on his face.
-Even though she is Kennedy’s wife, when have we ever had a wife who could take over a meeting for us? Even if she can barely understand what we say, will she be able to make decisions when it matters? This is a matter of Moore family survival.
Aban gave her a lighthearted look back, -What? The latter is a good point, since the future survival of the Moore’s is at stake, naturally I have to be careful, or else…. He looked at Oliver on the other side, as if he wanted to say something, -One day the company will be taken over by some scheming people who are competent enough, does the Group still want to maintain its position in the North city? I’m just afraid that by then we won’t even be able to sneak into the top three-.
The crowd that sat behind him nodded in agreement.
-Yes, not just anyone can match Kennedy’s skill.
-Yes, although Kennedy tends to always have a nasty face, but we’ve all gotten used to that, as long as he can take care of the company and make the Moore Group flourish, those are things that can be ignored.
-Manuel, I advise you not to help the enemy do evil. Now that Kennedy is only temporarily missing, you’re going to join forces with the outsiders to take his place, aren’t you afraid he’s asking for trouble when he comes back?
-How do you speak of that?
At that moment, Oliver took the floor.
-Excuse me, listen to me for a moment.