Chapter 21
Chester and Mandy were the only ones left in the Thring room. Mandy was Chester’s second wife. He stared at her disappointedly.
Before heading out of the country, he knew he’d be swamped with work, so he left his assistant and butles behind to take care of things while he wa
But it won’t even a month after he left when they both went looking for him overseas.
as she got the chance, she lied both of them and brought in her o
Chester found out from them that Mandy was on flexing her authority. So, as soon as
Later on, Chester, still overseas, found out about Violet’s car accidents because of Archer and how she had ditched Dylan.
Only then did he realize Mandy had quietly spoiled Violet, making her someone who had lost her sense of purpose.
The Padders had always bean cutthroat and quick to act, never letting romantic relationships get in the way and always putting family first
They always bounced back fast no matter how hard the heartbeak hit them. They wouldn’t lean on someone for five years to get over
Over the years, Valerie turned into a bully, making her classmates lives miserable at school. Mandy simply paid off the victims and never said a word to put Valerie in her place.
As a result, Dylan faced mistreatment from Violet and Valerie after he joined the Faddens. Yet, Mandy, their mother, did nothing to rein them in
“From now on, I’m sticking around here in the country. Your health isn’t great, so you should focus on recovering at the mountain vill Chester said, basically telling Mandy to leave. Tears streamed down Mandy’s face as she looked at him. “Do you really hate me that much?”
Chester met her gaze. “If I hated you, you would’ve seen the divorce agreement the moment I got back to the country.”
Without giving her a second lock, he turned and headed to the study.
Inside, Violet and Valerie were silently watching him. Since Chester was gone so often, they had grown much closer to Mandy than to him.
The atmosphere in the study felt tense. The clock on the wall ticked away the seconds until Chesterfinally spoke up, his expression serious.
“Valerie, you’re staying in Altoria from now on. I’ll have someone keep your passport, and you’re not coming back without my permission.”
Chester looked over at Violet, his eyes full of disappointment. “And you. Have you even bothered to check the company’s financial reports, or is it all about chasing after a guy to you? “From now on, your cousin’s stepping up as CEO. You’ll start from the ground up, and we can discuss the CEO position once you’ve shown you can handle it.
I’m going to freeze both your credit cards. My assistant will put ten grand in your account each month for your expenses, and your shares will be held until you start acting responsibly,” Valerie went paler with every word he said. Violet stayed silent, denching her fists at her side.
Word about Padden Group’s new CEO spread like wildlice, Lana eagerly shared the news with Dylan as she helped him pack his bags
“You’ve just been back for not even a month, and you’re off to Ivalis again?” she asked
Dylan fit the last folded shirt inco his suitcase. “It’s not like I have much of a choice.”
He had returned just to help his friend with an art exhibition, and now that it was done, it was time to head out
With all the issues the Farrow family was facing, Callum and Luna had no choice but to stay in the country for a while. They could only join Dylan overseas once they socted things out here. Besides, Dylan would definitely run into violer if he stuck around
Now that she wasn’t the CEO anymore, she had a lot more free time. Dylan just didn’t have the energy to go through her drama again.
