The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 585

A few shareholders who were deep in conversation instinctively lowered their voices, though their eyes discreetly darted toward the entrance.

A wave of surprise rippled through the room. Wasn't this a Sloan Group shareholder meeting? Why was Fitch Sherwood showing his face here?

To everyone's shock, the first thing Fitch did upon seeing Hackett was publicly ask about Tamara’s well-being. "Hackett, has Tamara’s health improved lately?"

His tone was incredibly warm, sounding exactly like a genuinely concerned father-in-law.

Hackett was slightly taken aback by Fitch’s arrival. But then he remembered that, as an apology to the Sherwood family in the past, he had transferred three percent of his shares to Fitch. Therefore, Fitch had every right to be sitting at this table.

At the mention of Tamara, Hackett gave a cold snort. Although Tamara had been recovering quite well at their estate lately, it had cost the family a significant amount of money.

The Sloan family was currently going through a severe crisis, and the Sherwood family had only brought them trouble. Naturally, Hackett didn’t have a single ounce of patience or politeness left for Fitch.

"Tamara is doing much better now. After all, one's own home is always different from their in-laws'. Healing at her own home is naturally going to be better than being at yours."

As soon as these words dropped, several shareholders exchanged meaningful glances. Most of the people present were mutual friends of both Hackett and Fitch and were well aware that the two families were tied by marriage. They also knew that the Sloans had been heavily disadvantaged against the Sherwoods recently.

Ever since Hackett's daughter caused that massive scandal at her own wedding, the Sloan family had always acted subservient and overly polite toward the Sherwood family. Since when did Hackett have the spine to speak so aggressively?

The shareholders watching the exchange stared at one another, seeing their own astonishment mirrored in each other's eyes.

One shareholder couldn't resist leaning into his neighbor's ear. "The wind is blowing in a weird direction. Why does it feel like the Sloan family suddenly has the upper hand? What exactly did the Sherwood boy do to the Sloan daughter? When have you ever seen Fitch grovel like this?"

The other man looked thoughtful. "I did catch wind of a rumor. Word is Milford almost caused Tamara to miscarry. No matter what, she's carrying the Sherwood heir. For a pregnant woman to nearly lose her baby because of her own husband—the Sherwoods are clearly in the wrong."

Hackett stared at Fitch for a few long seconds before finally responding with a cold tone. "Just make sure you remember what you said."