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.

first thing in the morning. Don’t worry, all the paperwork will be sorted out within three days, and you’ll be the

‘No, Jared, you can’t do this.”

medicine, this is what you all would have expected Now that he’s chosen to join the business world, it’s not too late to redistribute

heart, Tim sighed deeply. “Do as you will, just don’t run the Tim Group

Ryder already had Thomas Enterprises, why was the share in

of his own making. He kept his heart securely locked away, and from the outside, all one could perceive was his stony exterior. His thoughts

the family’s cherished little guy, was ready

to the room, but while inside, she caught a glimpse of a shadow passing

likely wanting to check on Nocturne, but upon seeing

and made her way to the second–floor

the balcony, she could see the vast expanse of

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

matured into someone she no longer recognized.

but an air of regal authority, a sartorial elegance that made them