Chermaine Tanner, the cherished third daughter of Henrich, was once known as the third young lady of the Tanner Family. Now, she held the title of third aunt of the Tanner Family. Throughout her life, she had been treated with the utmost respect and had never encountered any insults until now.
"Who said that?" Her icy voice echoed through the speakerphone.
"It's Jeremy Windsor, the chairman of Forward Vision Group in Cleapolis," Kingsley responded calmly.
"It's me, so what?" Jeremy shot back, his tone dripping with arrogance. "I am the chairman of Forward Vision Group, the head of the Windsors. Should I tremble before a woman like—"
Before he could finish, his words were cut short by a startling sight—Freddie, sitting smugly moments before, was now slumped helplessly in his seat. Freddie recognized the woman's voice more acutely than anyone else. So, when she uttered a solitary sentence, an instantaneous wave of terror seized him, and his body went limp.
Thud!
He slid down from his seat, and the chair tumbled over. Despite the chair hitting the back of his head, he was too overwhelmed by fear to register any pain. In addition, the thought of Kingsley calling Chermaine had never crossed his mind.
"Mr. Morgan?" Jeremy's voice rang out, brimming with bewilderment. "What's wrong with you?"
At this moment, Freddie's ears resounded with a deafening drill-like noise, rendering Jeremy's words unintelligible.
Suddenly, realization dawned on Jeremy as he observed Freddie's near-catatonic state. He wasn't foolish, and he realized his earlier outburst at Kingsley had been fueled by recent grievances and long-standing resentments that momentarily clouded his judgment. As his mind cleared, he comprehended that the situation was far more intricate than he had initially perceived.
Meanwhile, Kingsley regarded Freddie with a half-smile and remarked, "Mr. Morgan, would you like to say a few words to Aunt Chermaine?"
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