The Secret Heir's Return to Wealth and Love novel Chapter 2144

Sanderson was visibly taken aback. Despite his deep-seated loathing for Graham and Jacob, the Strand Group held a different significance for him.

Being the illegitimate child in the Strand family, he was the proverbial black sheep.

Illegitimate children, regardless of gender, were barred from inheriting the family business.

He endured the scorn, the sneers, and the outright mockery.

Like a loyal but underappreciated mutt, he followed Kendal's orders, staying by Graham's side as his right-hand man.

At first, his father hardly acknowledged Sanderson's existence. But after Sanderson returned to Kendal's side, he took diligent care of him. He faked a devotion so convincing that Kendal, feeling the distance with his own son and wife, was touched by this display of loyalty. It was only then that Kendal grudgingly allotted him a small share of the company.d2

But it was just a small share!

The second month after receiving his shares, it was Jacob's birthday.

That damned crone handed over half her stake to Jacob, more than what Sanderson had suffered years to earn.

How could Sanderson not hate them? What he had struggled so hard to gain was handed to Jacob and his father Graham on a silver platter.

So, after defeating Graham, Sanderson hadn't initially planned to sell off The Strand Group.

Even before Graham was ousted as CEO, Sanderson had tried to salvage The Strand Group' now precarious business.

But The Strand Group was no longer the powerhouse it once was.

No one respected the company anymore. He hit wall after wall and was left out in the cold.

After Graham's dismissal, foreign investors came knocking, offering a very tempting price.