With Aurora present, the comparisons from everyone naturally began.
How could these people change sides so quickly?
Tessa’s hatred burned stronger.
But Grace didn’t seem to care. “What, were you serious about what you said yesterday?”
She lifted her eyes to Aurora, still treating yesterday’s words as nothing more than casual.
Aurora straightened slightly, her gaze firm on Grace. “I wasn’t joking with you. Everything I said was true. With so many guests there yesterday, how could I possibly have been joking?”
At that moment, Grace finally realized Aurora was serious.
A ripple of unease spread through her heart.
So, Aurora hadn’t been joking after all?
Thinking it over, it did make sense.
In front of so many guests, if Aurora had been joking, where would her dignity be?
After all, Ravenshore was only so big, and everyone in the circle knew each other.
“You do realize you’re giving up more than just the identity of a successor.” Grace’s eyes sharpened as they locked onto Aurora.
Her words didn’t intimidate Aurora, but they did startle the others.
One of the major shareholders quickly spoke. “Madam Grace, you really can’t do this. You absolutely must not agree to Aurora’s request. You have to keep her in the company.”
“That’s right. Without her, our company won’t survive. You know very well these past months, it was
Aurora who led us to strength and growth.”
“Exactly, and under her leadership the company is completely different now. We’ve landed projects we
could never reach before.”
Despite the pressure from so many people, Aurora remained unmoved.
After all, it had been her mother who first broke the rules.
If fairness couldn’t be maintained, then why should she continue to devote herself to the company?
If she followed her mother’s arrangements, she would already have been reduced to nothing more than
Tessa’s subordinate,
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Chapter 1155
+15 BONUS
Even though holding some shares made it seem like she had real power, in reality she was nothing more than a tool.
The one truly reaping the benefits behind it all was Tessa.
She held almost the same amount of shares, yet without lifting a finger she gained far more money.
Anyone would want such a position, but Aurora refused to play the fool.
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