After Reincarnation, The Omnipotent Ancestor Reaches The Top
Chapter 169 - 145: Challenge, Stephens Family is Not a Cradle (3 more updates)

Chapter 169: Chapter 145: Challenge, Stephens Family is Not a Cradle (3 more updates)

It was nighttime.

Len Hawthorne invited Chloe and her classmates for dinner nearby.

Ava Sanders had her eyes practically glued to Len Hawthorne.

Mason Sullivan and Franklin Walter were eyeing Len Hawthorne with curiosity.

Wherever Len Hawthorne went, he was always wearing his unchanged camouflage.

Today was no exception.

"You really aren’t Chloe’s father?"

Len Hawthorne raised his brow.

Was he really that old?

"Little Chloe, is this what you’ve told them? You want to be my daughter that much?"

Len Hawthorne looked at the quiet girl sitting beside him, a smile in his eyes but not on his lips.

Chloe took a drink of her water, her voice cool as she said, "You just look the part."

"..."

So she was saying he looked old.

*

After dinner.

Ava Sanders and the others had left.

Len Hawthorne stood by the car, "You sure you don’t want a big brother to send you home?"

Chloe looked behind him, where a team member was already waiting for her.

Len Hawthorne rubbed his eyebrows, "I’ll call a car for you."

"No need, someone from the Stephens Family will pick me up."

He almost forgot that Chloe was a part of the Stephens Family now.

Just as Len Hawthorne was about to leave, Adam Stephens and Yvette Foster appeared.

After getting out of the car, both of them hurriedly found Chloe.

"Chloe!"

Yvette Foster, who had been anxious all day at home, finally sighed with relief when she saw her daughter standing under the night lamp.

Adam Stephens reached out to hold his daughter’s hand, but Chloe avoided it and slipped into the car.

Yvette Foster reached out, shaking her head at Adam Stephens.

The daughter had become a stranger to him after they had been apart for more than two years, but they would become close again after some time had passed.

Chloe sat by the window, looking out in one direction.

In the depths of her dark eyes, it looked like she could see the black sedan parked not too far away through the nightshade.

Inside the black sedan, Filbert Fisher squinted at the slowly departing car.

"Young Master Filbert."

"Let’s go."

Filbert Fisher raised an eyebrow, instructing the driver.

From what happened just now, it seemed that the Stephens Family really didn’t care much about Chloe.

If they did care,

They wouldn’t have allowed her to be alone.

Calling off the marriage was inevitable.

*

At the Building 3 of the Stephens Family.

Rowan Stephens could see from the second floor the couple bringing the girl home with careful attention, something never shown to any other child in the Stephens Family.

Even when it came to a girl of just a few years old, this kind of doting love would never be shown.

In a large family, doting love was essentially equivalent to strangulation.

Rowan Stephens took a deep breath, he needed to go downstairs and face the person he didn’t want to see.

"Father, you’re back."

"Yes," Adam Stephens glanced at Rowan Stephens, "Did you bring back the documents from the company?"

"They have been brought back along with the contract," Rowan Stephens gave a slight nod to Yvette Foster, trying to act out the role of a perfect son to its fullest extent.

Yvette Foster saw that they were going to discuss business, and said, "Adam, I’ll take Chloe upstairs."

Adam Stephens nodded, then went to Building 2 with Rowan Stephens, leaving Building 3.

*

Today, Carl Stephens was also in Building 2.

Seeing Adam Stephens leading Rowan Stephens into the front hall, he smiled and said to Pierce Stephens, "Rowan has changed a lot recently, among the younger generation, he is the most promising to become a true strong person."

Pierce Stephens’s gaze swept over them.

The pressure from Pierce Stephens’s presence made Rowan Stephens hardly dare to raise his head. Just one look gave Rowan the illusion of being laid bare.

"He is far from enough."

There was not a single word of praise.

Because he was not his biological grandson, no matter how hard he worked, he wouldn’t receive any praise.

Even a simple ’good job’ had never been said.

Carl Stephens laughed and said, "Don’t be too demanding on the children. Among the descendants of the Stephens Family, Rowan is indeed the best."

Pierce Stephens said lightly, "Don’t compare only among ourselves, there are several descendants in the Fisher and Taylor families who are much better than him."

Carl Stephens stood up, "Since you have something to discuss, I will not disturb you."

Carl Stephens walked away with his hands behind his back.

"Take care, Third Uncle."

"Take care, Third Grandfather."

Pierce Stephens’s gaze fell on Adam Stephens, his voice harsh, "Your third uncle has already told me about the company’s flaws. Such a small matter, yet you couldn’t handle it well. How can you be entrusted with important tasks in the future?"

Rowan stiffened, his face paling.

However, Adam naturally handed over the contract in his hand. Elliot Xenos, who was following him, took it and handed it to the old man.

Pierce took it, flipped through a few pages, and then threw it back, "These foreign orders should be handled more cautiously."

When dealing with foreigners, Pierce would be especially strict.

Because there is a higher risk of unpredictability.

Adam took back the contract, "The occurrence of such flaws is not necessarily..."

"I don’t need any explanations. If you didn’t do well, it means you didn’t do well. Even if you were set up, it’s because of your incompetence."

The ruthless words made Rowan bow his head even lower.

Rowan didn’t feel sorry for Adam, in fact he felt quite gratified.

The more Adam was treated unfairly in front of the family head, the happier he was.

Adam raised his head and said, "I will resolve this issue."

Pierce said no more.

"You rest well."

Adam, holding the contract, turned to leave.

Once outside, Adam told Rowan to go home first.

Then, he went to Building 10.

Seeing the direction he headed in, Rowan curved his lips into a smile.

*

Kenneth Stephens had tampered with the foreign orders, causing the company to lose several hundred million, and this responsibility fell onto Adam.

Who told him to be the CEO?

As Kenneth’s car reached the entrance, he saw Adam coming from Building 3.

Seeing Adam, the assistant subconsciously moved in front of Kenneth.

"This is the Stephens family. Adam won’t do anything rash."

The assistant reluctantly stepped aside.

Adam stood in front of Kenneth. Both of them had a strong aura and were the same height.

No one was able to suppress the other.

However...

Adam suddenly laughed, his laughter a bit cold.

Kenneth frowned.

"Kenneth, not a bad move."

"Adam, I have no idea what you’re talking about."

Adam laughed again, the handsome face tinged with a hint of cruelty,"Don’t think that I don’t know about the things you do behind my back."

"Adam, watch your words. You need proof."

"You think no one knows about your contact with the people in Western Europe?"

A seemingly casual remark made Kenneth’s smiling face turn gloomy and he squinted.

Kenneth coldly said, "Adam, it’s late, go back and spend time with your wife and child. Don’t be like before, they disappear as soon as you turn around."

Adam’s face turned cold, "Try to lay a finger on them, Kenneth."

"Adam," Kenneth replied nonchalantly, "In the Stephens family, challenges are not considered fights and are legal."

"Chloe is not an ancient martial arts practitioner, and the other heirs have no right to challenge her."

"But she is your daughter and that’s enough. The Stephens family is not a cradle to coddle them. You should have thought about this when you decided to bring them back," Kenneth left these words behind and walked into Building 10.

Whether to publicly disclose the evidence or risk his daughter’s life would depend on Adam’s own choice.

*

Adam returned to the front of his house, taking a deep breath.

Only after regaining his composure did he enter.

"Adam, it’s time for dinner!"

Seeing his wife and daughter sitting at the table, Adam put on a graceful smile, "What do we have today?"

"It’s all the dishes I learned to cook when I was in the mountain county! Try it and see if I’ve improved."

Adam leaned in and tried the vegetable that Yvette Foster had handed him, "Hmm, there’s quite a bit of improvement!"

Yvette’s face was filled with a happy smile.

Rowan raised an eyebrow, unable to read any emotions off Adam’s face.

He wondered what had happened at Building 10.

Chloe quietly ate her meal, ignoring the affectionate behavior of her parents.

Two spoons and forks simultaneously aiming in the same direction.

Rowan smiled and backed off, "Chloe, you can serve yourself first."

But Chloe put down her spoon and fork, simply watching him.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Rowan furrowed his brows, about to say something, when Chloe calmly asked, "How much authority have you attained within the Stephens family?"

The people at the table froze for a moment.