Chapter 817 You Dare to Come Again?
Brandon and Daisy were stunned.
Oliver was also taken aback.
He looked at Adeline, whose face was now a mask of cold indifference, and suddenly she seemed like a stranger to him.
Just a few months ago, she was the little sister who needed his protection.
A few weeks ago, she was still devastated over the loss of her child.
But now, the woman sitting in front of him, with her calm and indifferent eyes, made him want to applaud her.
For the first time, he saw in Adeline the same commanding presence that Zara had when she ran the Phoebe family.
Seeing Brandon and Daisy's pale faces, Adeline took a deep breath and smiled. "Since you brought this up in front of Mom, I'll tell you my thoughts officially."
"I just said I could sign and release these assets to help the Phoebe Group through this crisis."
"But I have a few conditions."
She shifted to a more comfortable position. "First."
She pointed at Daisy, "You and your people haven't contributed to the Phoebe Group in over six months. You must all withdraw and no longer participate in any decisions for the Phoebe Group."
"Second."
She glanced at Oliver, then exhaled, "I want Howard to step down as president of the Phoebe Group and give me full control."
"Lastly, I want to promote Oliver to vice president to help me manage all affairs."
After stating her conditions, Adeline looked up and gave a cold smile to Brandon and Daisy. "Can you agree to that?"
"If you agree, draft the terms, and I'll release the assets. After all, the Phoebe Group is Mom's lifelong effort, and I don't want to see it collapse."
Adeline's words drained the last bit of color from Brandon and Daisy's faces.
Daisy looked helplessly at Brandon and whispered, "This..."
They had indeed wanted Adeline to release the money to revive the Phoebe Group, but they hadn't expected her to take control!
Brandon narrowed his eyes, "Adeline, you must be joking."
"You're just a jewelry designer with no business experience. How can you be the president of the Phoebe Group?"
Adeline narrowed her eyes, "And what about Daisy?"
"She studied modeling in college. How can she be the vice president of the Phoebe Group?"
Her words left Brandon speechless.
Daisy's expression kept changing.
She gritted her teeth, "I'm different from you! I have the capability!"
At this, Oliver burst out laughing, "What capability?"
"The capability to bring the Phoebe Group to the brink of bankruptcy in six months?"
Daisy was left speechless, her words stuck in her throat.
Seeing Daisy and Brandon's pale faces, Adeline smiled. "It seems you don't want to agree to any of my conditions."
"In that case..."
She picked up the contract and tore it in half in front of Brandon, "This contract is unnecessary."
"I won't sign for the money."
Adeline stood up and walked towards the door. "Since we've figured out who framed Mom, there's nothing else to discuss. It's late, you should both go home and rest."
Her calm and lazy demeanor made Daisy clench her fists tightly.
Why? Why Adeline?
Daisy had always thought Howard had money he hadn't given to the company. She had planned to slowly extract it from him while he was sick!
It was only today that she realized Howard and Zara had secretly frozen nearly half of the Phoebe Group's assets, all for Adeline!
Why? Just because Adeline was their biological daughter?
But she had been the one by their side for over twenty years, calling them Mom and Dad every day!
Howard always called Adeline and Oliver ungrateful... but behind their backs?
He not only gave Oliver the Phoebe Mansion and Swan Villa but also froze nearly half of the Phoebe Group's assets for Adeline.
And Daisy, who served him diligently every day, got nothing!
The more Daisy thought about it, the angrier and more unfair it seemed!
So, as Adeline walked out of the room, Daisy took a deep breath, gripped the switchblade in her pocket, and charged at Adeline's back.
Seeing Daisy's movement, Oliver shouted in alarm.
"Adeline, watch out!"
But from his position, it was too late to stop Daisy.
Hearing Oliver's voice, Adeline instinctively turned around.
Her eyes met Daisy's sharp blade.
"Adeline, die!"
Daisy glared at Adeline and thrust the knife towards her eyes.
Just as the knife was about to reach Adeline's eyes, a hand grabbed her arm from behind and pulled her into a protective embrace.
The familiar embrace left Adeline stunned.
The knife missed Adeline's eyes but continued forward, stabbing into the arm of the man who had protected her.
Blood splattered, covering Adeline's face.
David rushed forward and subdued Daisy with one hand, pinning her to the ground with his foot. He looked up at Jasper, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Jasper shook his head, not checking his own wounded arm but looking at Adeline, "Are you hurt?"
Adeline was surprised to see Jasper there, even more so that he had protected her.
"I'm fine," She said coldly, then quickly pulled away from his embrace, stepping back about ten feet.
Adeline's distant behavior made Jasper's eyes flicker.
He smiled bitterly, pulling the knife from his arm with David's help and bandaging it himself.
Adeline stood there, watching Jasper clumsily bandage his arm with his left hand, feeling conflicted.
If it were before, she would have helped him without hesitation.
But now... he had just tried to use the most brutal means to harm her mother that morning.
"Help! Murder!" Pinned to the ground, Daisy started screaming.
Everyone in the courtyard rushed out. "Jasper?"
Oliver frowned deeply, "You dare show up?"
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