1 began to wonder if Ignatius was afraid of Steven.


    “It seems like even Ignatius doesn’t find it easy to hand over thepany to a fool.” Martin


    chuckled.


    I frowned, leaning in to whisper to Ignatius, “Grandpa, you don’t want your hard–earned empire to


    be snatched away by someone with wolfish ambitions, do you?”


    Ignatius’s gaze stiffened, and he slowly nodded in Ewan’s direction.


    Ignatius finally agreed to let Steven lead thepany.


    Martin cast a furious re at Dax and muttered, “He’s just a fool. Let’s see how long he canst in


    thepany.”


    “Do you mean Ignatius would rather hand thepany to that fool rather than give us even a small


    share?” Outside the door, other rtives still clung to hope for a share of the inheritance.


    I nced at Steven, signaling him to rx. “I’ll help you.”


    Steven didn’t say anything. He held my hand, wanting me to stay with him.


    “How could Ignatius leave such a huge family business to a fool? Can a fool even manage the


    company? It’s ridiculous. I think he’s gone senile,” someone remarked outside.


    “Is he even thinking clearly?”


    Outside, there was amotion.


    Steven and I walked out, looking at those people.


    “Grandpa’s just sick, not gone. He’ll get better with treatment. The Lincoln family is just facing a


    small problem. Are you all that eager to divide the inheritance?” I asked coldly. “If you upset


    Grandpa, you won’t get a single share.”


    They looked over, seemingly stunned by my words.


    They didn’t seem to expect Stephany, who was rumored to be timid and obedient, to suddenly


    be assertive.


    “I always thought you were timid, but now things seem moreplex,” Dax sneered, ncing


    at me.


    The others fell silent and followed Martin out.


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    They hadn’t given up, nor were they scared off by me. It was simply because Ignatius was still


    alive.


    After everyone left, I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Steven. “You’re too impulsive. Why did


    you say you want to take over thepany? Can you handle it? They’ll definitely make things


    difficult for you, and you won’t evenst a day.”


    I was certain that thepany had undergone a significant internal restructuring, with most of the


    employees likely Martin’s men..


    Steven looked at me and fell silent.


    I felt a headacheing on. I hadn’t even sorted out the matter of the murderer yet, and now I was


    getting dragged into the power struggle of the Lincoln family.


    “Mrs. Lincoln, although Mr. Lincoln has agreed to join thepany, I still have to remind you that


    this isn’t a simple matter,” Ewan came out after putting Ignatius to bed.


    He adjusted his sses and looked at me. “The Lincoln Group is working with the Ford Group.


    Tomorrow’s meeting is with Michael Ford, the president. If it goes well, it’ll help the young sir assert


    himself in thepany.”


    I was taken aback for a moment and instinctively looked up at Steven.


    It was quite coincidental that we had to coborate with that lunatic again.


    Steven’s expression darkened, and he red angrily at Ewan. “Enough!”


    Clearly, he didn’t want me to have any contact with Michael.


    But Ewan seemed oblivious. “If you can’t secure this coboration, it’ll be difficult to gain credibility


    within thepany.”


    This marked the most critical initial step for Steven in taking charge of thepany.


    “I’ll apany you to thepany tomorrow.” After a moment of silence, I made up my mind to


    help Steven in this matter.


    “You don’t need to,” Steven whispered before heading upstairs. He was clearly upset. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.