It seemed like everything in Pyrosia came to a close after the conclusion of my funeral. Everyone was able to do their jobs peacefully. Leonard even stopped pretending to be a man who was deeply in love.
From time to time, Crystal would complain to me about Harmon Group. A lot of shareholders who initially took Luca's side had their shares acquired by Leonard, and Harmon Group underwent a restructuring of its stock. Now, Leonard had all the advantages he needed.
Moreover, someone was able to dig up the fact that his parents used to have shares in Harmon Group as well. However, Mr. Harmon Senior took them back.
Normally, parents and children were the primary heirs to estates. Naturally, Leonard had a share of his parents' shares.
I wasn't sure if it was because Mr. Harmon Senior favored Leonard again or was it because the pressure was too great. In any case, he gave some shares to Leonard.
Meanwhile, Leonard took back the 1% shares he had given me previously. When Crystal went over to handle the procedures, she was so mad she could kill someone.
"He had already given you the shares. How could he take them back for himself? How shameless. He said that you couldn't have the shares because you two weren't married. For crying out loud, you signed the papers!
"I guess there's no stopping someone who knows no shame. How have I never seen this side of Leonard?" Crystal's voice grew louder by the second. It was obvious that she was seriously pissed off.
On the other hand, I was much calmer. From the very beginning, I knew that Leonard was very reluctant to give me the 1% shares of Harmon Group. I signed the agreement because I wanted to put his mind at ease.
Leonard had always been very suspicious. If I hadn't signed it, he might've started thinking that I had other ulterior motives. After all, I didn't love him anymore. Why would I stay with him if there wasn't anything in it for me?
To be frank, I had never wanted Harmon Group's shares either.
That was how the Harmon family was. None of them were willing to share authority and power with the others, including Mr. Harmon Senior and Leonard.
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