Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 973

Ian chuckled, leaning back comfortably, "Really? Then I want to see you all act it out."

The senior executive quickly rallied his beleaguered colleagues, and they all went into full acting mode, imitating the triumphant postures of the others just moments before.

Some were clapping until their palms turned red.

Others were promising to send Maja to the Blue Sky Bar.

Some even said that Ian deserved to go to jail!

Ian's face remained nonchalant throughout the performance. The others in the room felt as if they couldn't lift their heads, their bodies trembling.

The applause sounded more like a death knell than cheers of support.

Their faces had turned pale, and some had dropped to their knees on the cold floor.

"Ian, we didn't mean any of it. We were just manipulated by Dennis. We truly support you as the CEO of the Raymond Corporation. There's an investigation going on about Holden's affairs, and since you're not implicated, it must be Dennis trying to frame you. We were all deceived by him."

The man speaking was almost incoherent, desperate to clear his name from the incident.

But could he really do so?

Ian's faint smile turned frosty when he heard about the plan to send Maja to the Blue Sky Bar. His eyes narrowed slightly.

"You might be a bit too late with these words."

"Ian, we are still your elders. Can you give us another chance?"

Ian's gaze turned cold, "From now on, you'll have an allowance of two thousand dollars a month. If you exceed that, you're out of the Raymond family."

He didn't want to drive these people into a corner because he knew Holden was still around and didn't want him to be lonely in his old age.

And while these people might be fair-weather friends, some of them did manage to make Holden happy, as did their children.

The entire Raymond family would become an empty shell if these people left.

Everyone's faces lit up with joy. Sure, two thousand dollars was nothing compared to their monthly expenses of hundreds of thousands, but the fact that Ian was willing to let them go was a stroke of luck.

So they agreed quickly and left the Raymond Corporation as fast as they could, scared that Ian might change his mind.

Only Maureen stayed. She didn't leave, just watched Ian.

But Ian didn't look at her, and his eyes focused on the documents in front of him.