A Moment in Destiny

When both Kasper and Teddie had sat down, they turned their eyes to Sylvie.

Sylvie smiled faintly and said, “What do you all want from me?”

She spoke by addressing their personal titles as she thought since they had come to see her, they surely had to come to ask her to speak for them in front of Marley and ask for mercy.

Both of them were stunned when they heard Sylvie’s calling. Teddie was embarrassed and after a pause, he said, “Sylvie, we know that we have done something wrong in the past and that we have responsibility that we cannot shirk when the company is in crisis. But Marley is so overbearing that he wants us to withdraw from the director board, yet, we can’t accept the low purchase price!”

Sylvie nodded while listening to Teddie’s words. “Do both uncles think that the purchase price is low?”

“That’s right!” Kasper said too.

“What do you all mean to come to see me today?” Sylvie went straight to the point.

“We wouldn’t withdraw from the director board!”

“Oh!” Sylvie just nodded slightly and looked at them with a faint smile on her face.

Kasper said again, “The Hughes Group belongs to the Hughes family but not to Marley! Thinking back that three of us endured hardship and made today’s achievement, yet, he just gives us few dozens of millions to buy our shares. He is so overbearing!”

“What a heartless beast! Even Aiden has never treated us like this! He is so ruthless to his uncles!” Teddie followed cursing after him.

Sylvie frowned and laughed gently, “Teddie, isn’t that a bit too much? You don’t act like an elder and how can your juniors respect you? To be honest, I don’t think Marley is at fault! I ask you, who is the one that has helped the outsiders to deal with the Hughes Group and leaking the secrets of our bids to the outsiders? If I hadn’t analyzed the reports of those failed bids yesterday, I wouldn’t have been able to see the problem! And today I’d like to ask you why we fail every time when we are so far ahead of our competitors in this industry? And how do you, who is in charge of the bidding, sell our bids to our rivals?”

“What? Sylvie, don’t slander me!” Teddie stood up in an instant and shouted at Sylvie, “You are telling me nonsense! I’m a member of the Hughes Group, how can I sell the trade secrets?”

sternly looking at

up suddenly as he was annoyed by Sylvie’s accusation. It was true that he had sold the trade secrets, but he had done it

today and calling you uncle for the sake of my parents-in-laws and Marley. It is normal for me to be cruel to you because we are not related by blood. And you as my father-in-law’s brother, what is inside your heart? You want to frame him when he is

“Sylvie Mccarthy…” Teddie shouted.

interrupted him calmly, “Do you think it’s unfair for Marley to do this to you? Let me ask you, how can your shares have fallen from 25 percent to 11 percent in the past 20 years? Over the years, with the Hughes Group’s achievements, your annual dividends are enough for you to live a life of luxury. But you go to the casino in Macau every month, which causes you to lose all your family’s belongings, and if my

a bad girl!” Teddie’s

would suddenly come to the company. The secretary’s office received a call from the receptionist downstairs, saying that the chairman

he had been hospitalized for a heart attack and had not come to the company for a long

and Daria were stunned at the moment they saw Aiden as it turned out that he had really come and three of them rushed to welcome him. “Chairman

is your president?” Aiden

has gone out for inspection!”

other two Mr. Hughes are here, right?” Aiden’s face was calm as he asked in a deep

his face was flushed. It was not as pale as it had been in the beginning but

Ms. Mccarthy and they are now in the conference room now!

need!” Aiden said. “Go

“Yes!”

came to the door of the conference room and stood there quietly. Without pushing the door in,

looked at each other before turning their eyes towards the direction of the conference room with their own

kept her hand on his arm and held it tightly. Aiden only turned his head and looked at his wife, indicating her not to speak and he

conversation inside where their own daughter-in-law’s calm voice was permeated with a composure and calmness that were not befitting

of our country treated? I remember that Article 219 of the Criminal Law commits one of the following infringement of trade secrets that says someone who causes heavy losses to the right holder of the trade secrets shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, together with being punished by a fine or a fine alone. If a particularly serious consequence is caused, the person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years and not more than seven years, and shall be liable to a fine: first, if he obtains the trade secrets of the right holder by theft, inducement, coercion or other improper means. Second, if he discloses, uses or allows others to use the trade secrets of the right holder acquired by the means of the preceding subparagraph. Third, in violation of the agreement or the requirements of the right holder regarding the preservation of trade secrets, disclosing, using or allowing others to use the trade secrets in their possession. If a person acquires, uses or discloses the trade secrets of another person under the situation that knowing

Teddie’s face turned miserable pale with sweat flowing out of his forehead and at the same time,

just guessing. Teddie, since you are a member of the Hughes family, Marley won’t repay you in such the same way that you treat him! He would only repay his grievances with virtue, just like my father-in-law, who