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.

you.” He looked directly at Ryder, his voice calm but firm. “I’ll have my lawyers on it first thing in the morning. Don’t worry, all the paperwork will be sorted out within three days, and you’ll

‘No, Jared,

hadn’t gone into medicine, this is what you all would have expected Now that he’s

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

Enterprises, why was the share in the Tim Group so important to him? Was it merely a matter of pride

a man in a fortress of his own making. He kept his heart securely locked away, and from the outside, all

family’s cherished little guy, was ready

inside, she caught a

likely wanting to check on Nocturne, but upon seeing Agnes, he

stepped out of the room and

the balcony, she could see the vast expanse of the Whitfield Manor’s

yard, their presences equally

grown, matured into someone she no

Jared not just a familial bond, but an air of regal authority, a sartorial elegance that made