“Lucinda! Something bad happened! Nathan was called back by his grandfather!”
Meanwhile, the Payne ancestral hall was packed with people. They were all waiting for Nathan.
Among them were Ronan and Mylo, as well as several elders of the family.
“Nathan, you’re here!” As soon as Nathan stepped into the room, everyone stood to greet him. Everyone, that was, except for Norton.
Nathan bowed slightly to acknowledge the others as he made his way to the center of the room. Ther
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e, he paid his respects to Norton.
“Grandpa.”
Norton snorted and slammed his walking stick against the floor before turning away.
Nathan was sure that he would get a lashing today, so he didn’t bother to grab a seat. Instead, he remained standing, with Sonny by his side.
“My dear cousin,” Ronan called out in a sarcastic voice.
“I heard that you transferred all your shares in the Payne Group over to your precious fiancee. Word got out this morning. Is it true?”
“Yes.” Nathan did not lie or offer an explanation, but he did lower his head slightly.
“Did you hear that, Grandpa? He admitted it himself! Those shares belong to the Payne family! There are very few people who could even afford to buy a single share, yet this idiot just gave his shares away! And for what? To ingratiate himself to some woman?”
The more Ronan spoke, the more furious he became.
“He has failed you, Grandpa! As the head of the family, he was supposed to set an example to everyone and do everything to secure the success of the family business! How could he do something so absurd? We can’t afford to let this go!”
Norton’s face darkened. He shot Nathan a look of rage.
“Nathan. I will give you one chance to explain why you did what you did.”
Nathan’s Lips curled into a smile, and his eyes flashed with a hint of arrogance.
“Ronan already said it. Lucinda was feeling down, so I wanted to cheer her up.”
A collective sigh of dismay and disappointment went around the room.
Sonny, on the other hand, was so nervous that he was about to jump out of his skin.
He wanted to step forward and speak on Nathan’s behalf, but he didn’t know how to go about it. After all, Nathan had indeed personally arranged for all of his properties to be transferred to Lucinda.
Sonny could only pray that Lucinda would arrive soon.
Otherwise, Nathan would be subjected to a horrible injustice.
The air in the room grew tense and heavy.