Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 345 - 357: Life and Death Hanging by a Thread (35)

Chapter 345: Chapter 357: Life and Death Hanging by a Thread (35)

However, in just a short span of two months, Isabel Smith and Percy Stanton unexpectedly and smoothly signed a contract with "Ten Mile Prosperity".

This took Mrs. Smith by surprise, causing her opinion of Isabel to swiftly do a complete 180-degree turn. Therefore, upon seeing Isabel entering the venue, Mrs. Smith purposely approached her. The way she spoke and interacted with Isabel appeared considerably more gentle than before.

Similarly surprised were the members of Sebastian Smith’s family.

Evelyn Osbert, looking at Mrs. Smith and Isabel chatting away with glee, turned to Sebastian Smith, who was equally holding a wine glass and observing Isabel and Mrs. Smith, and said, "Father, I’ve told you before, Isabel is not so easy to handle. Right now, she’s signing with Ten Mile Prosperity. If tonight’s signing ceremony is successful, grandma will definitely value Isabel a lot more. By then, her position at Smith Corporation will be much more stable!"

Sebastian remained silent.

Evelyn took a sip of her wine and continued, "To Grandma, the Smith Corporation that Grandfather left behind is the most important thing. Grandma seemed indifferent, yet she was deeply devoted to Grandfather. She wouldn’t let Smith Corporation fall apart while she’s still alive. The contract Isabel has secured from Ten Mile Prosperity could very well be the turning point for reviving Smith Corporation. In due course, I suppose the entire planning department will become Isabel’s territory!"

At Evelyn’s last sentence, Sebastian finally withdrew his gaze from Isabel and turned his eyes towards Evelyn. He cheerfully remarked, "Rest assured, as long as I’m at Smith Corporation, Isabel can never truly succeed!"

"I’ve said before, Smith Corporation will ultimately be ours. And as for you, what you need to do right now is to maintain a good relationship with that boy, Elijah Smith, and find ways to slowly siphon off his wealth. Once Elijah’s shares are gone, Isabel’s few shares alone won’t be enough to even enter the Board of Directors, let alone pose a threat to us!"

Originally, Sebastian had not taken Isabel seriously. The idea of her walking into Smith Corporation clutching Percy’s contract, and taking half of Evelyn’s planning department seemed far-fetched to him.

In fact, he even considered Isabel’s proposals to be over-ambitious pipe dreams!

However, now she had indeed secured Ten Mile Prosperity and Mrs. Smith seemed to have grown fond of her.

This meant that Sebastian could no longer afford to be negligent!

It appeared that he needed to act quickly and ensure that Elijah’s shares became worthless, in order to remove any potential threat!

"Father, recently, Elijah and Isabel have become much closer. I originally proposed that Elijah come with me to Hong Kong. He agreed, but lately, he keeps insisting that he has classes and can’t leave school. I don’t know what kind of intoxicating soup Isabel fed him, making him go from a poor student to a top-performer!"

"If Isabel can improve her relationship with Elijah, then you can just as easily make them fall apart. Whatever happens, you need to ensure that in the shortest possible time, all the shares held by Elijah are completely squandered!"

Sebastian was unrelentingly making decisions with Evelyn while also raising his wine glass to a man approaching him, all the while sporting a cheerful smile, "Mr. Wilson, long time no see!"

At that point, even Evelyn put away her previously serious demeanor, smiled sweetly in sync with Sebastian while raising her glass, and crisply greeted, "Hello, Uncle Wilson."

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When Percy arrived at the Bellshire Grand Hotel, it was close to eight o’clock. He tucked the diamond ring he had bought into his pocket, then locked his car and walked into the restaurant, heading straight to the third-floor meeting room.