Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 826

As Ryder spoke up, the atmosphere around the dinner table shifted palpably. It was as if a hush fell upon the room in an instant.

Jared looked up, his gaze settling on Ryder with a mixture of surprise and contemplation.

Alyssa’s face was a picture of disbelief as she scrambled to make sense of the situation.

“You’re now the General Manager of Thomas Enterprises, isn’t one massive corporation enough for you? What on earth do you want with shares in the Tim Group?” Alyssa demanded.

Ryder’s voice remained level, betraying none of the turmoil that seemed to grip the others. “It’s not the same. Grandpa said I’m as much a Whitfield as my uncle is, and therefore, shouldn’t half of the shares in the Tim Group be mine by right?”

Tim, the venerable patriarch of the Whitfield clan, seemed momentarily at a loss for words.

worry, all the paperwork will be sorted out within three days, and you’ll be the major shareholder of the Tim Group. Of course, if you want

Jared, you can’t do this.”

the Tim Group was always partly his. If Ryder hadn’t gone into medicine, this is what you all would have expected Now that he’s chosen to

as you will,

the meal, couldn’t help but wonder – Ryder already had Thomas Enterprises, why was the share in the Tim Group so important to him? Was it merely a

like a man in a fortress of his own making. He kept his heart securely locked away, and

the family’s cherished little guy,

carried the sleepy boy to the room, but while inside, she caught a glimpse of a shadow passing by the

Nocturne, but upon seeing Agnes, he refrained from entering.

room and made her way to the second–floor

balcony, she could see the vast expanse of the Whitfield

and Ryder stood in the yard, their presences equally commanding, their conversation lost to

matured into someone she no longer

familial bond, but an air of regal authority, a sartorial elegance that