Chapter 637

The snarl on Avery’s face was feral, a mask of wolfish malice that he no longer cared to conceal.

To him, Matthew was a defeated underling, barely worthy of attention.

“So your sudden return is all about revenge against the Chambers family?” Matthew raged, his voice reaching a feverish pitch. “You orchestrated the downfall of Byron and Myra? And now, you’re coming after me? You despicable cur!”

Shaking with fury and on the verge of collapse, he spat out, “I’ll tell Dad! I’ll expose every underhanded deed you’ve done! I’ll show him the treacherous snake you truly are!”

“Bertha’s prison stint? What’s that got to do with me? That was Thaddeus and the Ashbourne family’s doing. And Byron? They conspired to bring him down, not me,” Avery chuckled at Matthew’s panicked expression. “Besides, do you really think you have any credibility left with Dad? He can barely stand the sight of you. Why would he believe your tall tales?”

Avery’s laughter sent a chill down Matthew’s spine.

He had underestimated the black sheep, the outcast of the family who had been sidelined by their father. He thought Avery, without any foundation in the company or Elmaworth, could never pose a threat.

Yet, after fifteen years of stealthy plotting, Avery had returned and ensnared them all in his web, leaving them powerless to fight. back.

When did this once pliable pretty boy turn into a ruthless predator, a shark that devoured his prey whole? Whose powerful coattails was he riding on now?

“Son of a bitch! I’ll cut you down!”

Matthew’s eyes blazed with a furious red as he awung his fist towards Avery’s face. Just then, the conference room door swung open.

“Mr. Avery, Mr. Jeff would like to see you now,” Jeff’s secretary gestured politely.

stumbling, Avery lifted his chin in arrogant triumph and sauntered

behind him, leaving Matthew to realize he hadn’t tended to his injuries, which left him

Jeff was swiftly downing his nitroglycerin pills at

just misguided. And those injured folks, they were already

is unpredictable, Dad. Don’t beat yourself up. I’ve already sent someone with money to the hospital in Country T to take care of the victims. We’ll do whatever it takes to mitigate the fallout from this

“Avery!”

capable, the most promising of my children. You have to help me out of this mess. You managed to get that

played on Avery’s lips as he spoke softly, “Dad, you guessed right.

What do you

I just need one thing from you–make me

his heart skipping a

had the talent to take over, to hold his own against the likes

wasn’t Jeff’s chosen

forcing his hand to choose

“Fine, I agree!”

his fist, steeling his resolve. “Solve this debacle, and I’ll convene a board meeting immediately to

promises are worthless without action. Make me CEO, and I assure you, all

“Does that include

has been sabotaged time and again, and Cassius must be behind it. Even if you didn’t ask, I wouldn’t stand by and let the Ashbourne family trample over ours.”

is the woman you’ve been clamoring to marry, and Cassius is her brother. Can you really bring

“I’ve always been one to separate personal feelings from business.”

on Avery’s shoulder, pressing down with expectation.

trust, Dad. I won’t

keep our conversation today between us, The less people know of the

days later, the Chambers Group held a board meeting.

with overwhelming support, Avery crushed Matthew’s hopes and was appointed the new

appointment, and the media followed suit,

Chambers Group had a new leader at the helm.

had finally achieved what he

tradition, the inauguration of a new CEO should have been a grand affair, but considering the current PR storm swirling around the company, not to

they opted

have cared

reins of Chambers Group firmly in his grasp, he could shape the company’s future as

the more power he wielded, the easier it would be to

public fanfare was muted, Harvey went all out at The Velvet Haven, throwing a soiree that could rival a coronation in its

You’ve officially taken the reins as the CEO of Chambers Group!”

the Chairman,” Avery replied with a sly grin, his eyes twinkling mischievously as he nonchalantly

the spilled wine in his open mouth, choking and gasping,

had a knack for manipulation, both in business and in

The Velvet Haven, everything under the sun played

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