Chapter 259 What a Loser!
"Fine, that's not my problem. If you don't wanna give them away, then don't."
Alex wasn't exactly a powerhouse. Seb had already done his homework. If Sharon hadn't handed over her patent to Alex back then, he wouldn't have made it to CEO of the Smith Group.
Tyler shot daggers at Seb, teeth clenched. "Don't you get it? I plan to leave the Smith Group to you! In the future, Alex and Randy will have your back. Messing things up with Alex now is just shooting yourself in the foot!"
Seb stayed cool as a cucumber, not even flinching at Tyler's big reveal about the Smith Group.
"I've got my own company to run. No time for the Smith Group. But hey, if you wanna sell it to me and make it a part of Silvercrest Group, I'm game."
"You're dreaming. No way I'm letting the Smith Group become a Silvercrest Group sidekick!"
Tyler had poured his life into the Smith Group. Making it a subsidiary of Silvercrest Group? That'd be like trashing all his hard work.
"If that's off the table, then stop talking about leaving the Smith Group to me. I don't care, and I don't have the time."
Seb got up, strolled behind his desk, and plopped down. Picking up a document, he said, "I've got work to do. Please leave."
Tyler didn't budge, eyes locked on Seb. "Are you really gonna push Alex to the edge?"
Seb didn't even glance up. "It's a dog-eat-dog world. If he can't hack it and wants to be on top, losing the company is just part of the game."
Seeing Seb so dead set, Tyler's body wavered. He took a couple of steps back to steady himself, looking at Seb with disappointment.
"Seb, if you keep treating your family like this, you're gonna regret it one day!"
Tyler stormed out. Back home, he smashed some stuff in his study but still couldn't cool down.
Tyler always saw Seb and the Smiths as a team, thinking they could really make waves together.
But now Tyler realized that from the day Seb started his own gig, he probably never planned on coming back to the Smith Group.
Tyler thought, 'What's the point of having Seb around if he won't play ball?'
The more he thought about it, the worse Tyler's face looked, and his grip on his cane turned white-knuckled.
Sandra heard the crash of glass and called out at the study door for ages with no answer. The noise inside suddenly stopped, freaking her out. Worried something had happened to Tyler, she quickly called a servant to bring a spare key to open the door.
Just as she was about to stick the key in the lock, the study door swung open from the inside.
Tyler, looking grim, said coldly, "Call David to come home for dinner tonight!"
Seeing Tyler was okay, Sandra finally exhaled and snapped, "What's wrong with you? You didn't answer me for so long, you scared me to death. Didn't you tell me this morning to stay away from David? Why the sudden change of heart?"
"Just call him, and cut the chatter!"
With that, Tyler slammed the study door shut again.
When Sandra called, David was stoked, thinking Tyler had come around.
"Got it. I'll bring a bottle of Dad's favorite wine tonight."
Hanging up, David turned to Alex, grinning. "Alex, Tyler's probably warming up to the hypnosis plan for Seb I mentioned. Once it works, not just the Smith Group, but even Silvercrest Group will be ours!"
David was buzzing, but Alex stayed chill.
"Dad, I don't care about any of this."
Since hearing about Sharon's fall into the sea, Alex had been drowning in regret and torment for over a month.
If he hadn't cheated on Ava, he and Sharon might still be a happy couple.
But his cheating led to this mess.
Alex couldn't shake the guilt and started losing interest in the company and everything else.
'Without Sharon, what's the point of more money?' Alex thought.
The person he most wanted to share his happiness with, Sharon, was gone.
Seeing Alex so down, David frowned. "You're not into the Smith Group or Silvercrest Group, so what are you into? Don't tell me you're planning to end up like Seb, wrecking yourself over Sharon!"
Alex looked up at David, eyes showing a hint of pity.
"Dad, you never knew what love is, did you?"
Whether it was with Clara or the women he kept on the side, David never put any real feelings into it. It was all just a game to him. So David never loved anyone, and he didn't get what love was.
David was ticked off by Alex's gloomy vibe and snapped, "Why should I care about that? With money, I can get any kind of love I want. And what's love worth anyway? You were all about marrying Sharon, but didn't you end up cheating on her? Don't give me that look. If you don't want the company, I do, and you're not my only son!"
If Alex kept this up, David wouldn't waste another second on him.
A smirk of mockery flashed in Alex's eyes as he looked at David. "Dad, you can't beat Seb. Just let it go. If you screw this up, he won't give a damn about family."
From the moment Seb dared to hit him with a car, Alex knew Seb didn't care about family at all.
"If you've got time to lecture me, you might as well figure out how to trick Tyler into giving you shares of the Smith Group."
That evening, David strolled into the Smith Mansion's living room with a bottle of wine.
Tyler was sitting there, looking all stern. He didn't even react when he saw David, clearly in a foul mood.
David plastered on a smile, quickly walked over, and sat opposite Tyler, placing the wine on the table.
"Dad, this is your favorite wine."
Tyler glanced at it indifferently. "Hmm."
Then he closed his eyes to rest, not giving David another look.
David sat there for a bit, finally unable to hold back. He tentatively asked, "Dad, you called me over for dinner tonight because..."
Before he could finish, he met Tyler's icy stare. David's mind went blank, and he forgot what he was going to say.
Tyler, a man who had seen it all, fixed his gaze on David, who couldn't withstand it for long and started sweating.
"Dad, why are you looking at me like that all of a sudden?"
Seeing David's guilty face, all shifty-eyed, Tyler's eyes flashed with coldness.
Tyler couldn't help but think, 'Afraid of even a look, what a coward!'
But this also confirmed that Seb was the best candidate to inherit the Smith Group. Tyler couldn't let Seb ruin himself over Sharon!
"I called you over tonight to ask about the hypnosis thing you mentioned this morning. Are there any successful cases?"
David was overjoyed and quickly said, "Yes, let me show you!"
Sensing David's uncontrollable joy, Tyler's eyes turned cold. He stood up and said, "Let's talk in the study."
They stayed in the study for over an hour. It wasn't until dinner was ready and Sandra had urged them several times that they came out.
David, looking radiant, solemnly said to Tyler, "Dad, don't worry. I'll book a flight abroad for tomorrow and bring the person back. I won't let Seb be at any risk. Seb is my brother, and I just want the best for him."
"Okay."
After hastily finishing dinner, David quickly left.
Sandra's eyes met Tyler's, and her worry was etched on her face. "Tyler, are you really going to agree to David's plan?"
Tyler coldly lifted his eyelids. "Didn't you say this morning that you wanted Seb back? Why are you hesitating now?"
"I'm afraid that if it fails, our relationship with Seb will worsen, and I'm also afraid it might harm Seb."
Tyler's expression turned icy. He thought women were troublesome, wanting to achieve their goals without taking any risks. 'How could there be such a good thing?' he thought.
"I'll handle this myself. Don't worry about it."
Sandra sighed and said no more.
After all, once Tyler made a decision, she could never change it.
After dinner, Tyler called the butler to the study and quietly instructed, "Get some people to tail David. He's definitely gonna use this chance to go after Seb. I won't let him get away with it."
The butler lowered his head. "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
In less than a week, David returned with the hypnotist he mentioned.
As soon as he got off the plane, David took the hypnotist straight to the Smith Mansion.
"Dad, this is the hypnotist I told you about. He's very famous internationally. You can call him Dr. Hayes."
After greeting Sean Hayes, Tyler signaled the butler. Soon, several black-clad bodyguards stepped forward and restrained David.
David's face changed, and he quickly looked at Tyler. "Dad, what's going on?"
Tyler remained unmoved, his face cold as he looked at David. "What do you think? Did you think I didn't know about your little schemes?"
"Dad, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Tyler sneered and had the butler present the evidence of David and Sean's plan to hypnotize Seb into being an idiot.
David's angry face quickly turned pale. He couldn't help but question, "Since you knew my plan, why didn't you reject me from the start? Why did you let me go abroad to bring Dr. Hayes back?"
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