His Heiress Wife (Retika)

Chapter 50: This Is Not a Place Where You Should Come  

The next morning, Melody got up and started fixing herself.

However, she was not preparing for school.She asked for a leave from school to accompany Atty.

Lewis to the office of the Sullivan Family's building.

The building was surrounded by guards and CCTVs everywhere.

After all, the Sullivans were considered as an elite family in California.

Seeing that their properties were heavily guarded was not a surprise at all.

The two security guards positioned on the building's ground floor were both tall and intimidating.

Their sharp eyes scanned the area attentively.

The murderous looks on their faces were enough to scare anyone, not to mention that the two of them were well-trained and had muscles all over their body.

The black Mercedes-Benz stopped at the building's entrance.

Melody got off first, walking straight ahead.

Her gaze remained straight ahead. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

She was wearing her usual cold and aloof expression.

Melody walked towards the building gracefully.

The security guards standing on both sides of the building's entrance bowed their heads instantly, as if her presence was enough to tell people that she should be respected.

As if they just came back to their senses, the two guards raised their heads in surprise.

They looked at each other briefly and realized that something was wrong.

They quickly ran towards Melody and Atty.

Lewis to stop them.

"Hey! Stop! Hey, Miss!"

The guards shouted.

However, their warnings fell on deaf ears.

Melody didn't even bother to turn around.

The security guards dashed towards them, knowing that something was wrong.

Atty. Lewis, who was following behind Melody, saw the guards trying to stop her.

He immediately rushed towards them.

"Hey, it's fine! This is Ms. Melody Sullivan!"

Atty. Zach Lewis was the chief lawyer representative of the Sullivan family.

The security guards knew him well, so they would never suspect him or anything.

They wouldn't dare cross someone as important as Zach Lewis.

Just like that, Melody easily avoided the guards and entered the elevator.

Atty.Lewis followed behind her and pressed the top floor button.

He led Melody to the meeting room, where a meeting was currently in progress.

Quince's expression immediately went to a scowl when he saw Melody entering the room.

Frowning, he stared at Melody with his cold eyes.

"Why are you here, Melody? You're supposed to be at your school, and not here! Is this some kind of a joke?" Quince scoffed.

Everyone in the meeting room fixed their gazes on Melody.

A mixture of curiosity and interest was evident in their eyes as they surveyed the young and beautiful girl standing in the room.

Only a few powerful shareholders had seen Melody at the funeral, and they also knew that she was the heir who had just been brought back from the countryside.

It looked like something worthy to watch would happen today.

Melody remained unfazed by Quince's angry expression.

Her face looked calm, opposite to Quince who looked like he would burst out anytime soon.

Not bothering to answer his question, Melody turned her head to Atty. Lewis.

He glanced at her and nodded his head.

He took out a piece of paper from his briefcase and handed it to Quince.

"Mr.Quince Sullivan, this is the last will testament from your father, and the former chairman, Mr.Sullivan.

It was clearly pointed out that your second daughter, Ms.Melody Sullivan, will inherit the position of the chairman of the Sullivan Family businesses.

Please, read the document carefully.

Quince had always been the general manager of the Sullivans.

The current position of chairman still belonged to Alistair Sullivan, who still hadn't completed the turnover of the company.

Quince didn't look a bit happy from what he just heard.

His cold eyes were sending daggers towards Atty.Lewis.

"What do you mean by that?"

Quince spoke coldly, warning was laced in his voice.

He stared at the lawyer with a threatening look.

Atty.Lewis, sensing Quince's unhappy state, chuckled awkwardly.

"Don't worry, Mr.Sullivan!"

He told him uneasily.

Zach had been working with Alistair Sullivan for decades.

He was one, if not the most, of the trusted persons by the old man.

After all, Alistair chose Zach to keep such important matter before he died.

"This is what Mr.Alistair wanted.The reason why I brought Melody with me today is very simple.I want everyone to meet her as early as now.This will also help Melody get acquainted with them, so she won't have such a hard time when she starts to work here;’' Atty.Lewis said.

"Ha!"

Quince scoffed in disbelief.

He raised his head and looked at the people inside the meeting room.

"Can you believe what this man had just said? I mean, look! Look at this girl!"

Quince pointed his finger at Melody angrily.

"This girl who has just turned eighteen is my second daughter! And now, she is going to be the president of our family's businesses! What do you think, huh? I just want to remind everyone here in the room that you are all shareholders! Do you still remember what we all agreed to when we started this company? You all have the power in your hands!"

Quince remembered that as long as more than two-thirds of the shareholders voted against Alistair's decision, Melody wouldn't be able to take the position as the chairman, even if she held the shares.

Quince was already convinced that no shareholder would agree to let Melody be the new president.

He had promised to give this girl a three-month deadline.

Quince would not force Melody to sign the share transfer agreement.In his opinion, if she could not convince the shareholders to agree with Alistair's decision, and she couldn't even take the position of the chairman easily, then how would she be able to lead the Sullivan family to success? The shareholders in the meeting room nodded their heads in unison.

They were all after their businesses and money.

It would be a big joke for them to let a girl like Melody lead the company! No one would agree to such a thing! Atty.

Lewis knew what Quince had meant.

He glanced at Melody and nodded his head at her.

There was indeed such a thing.

Zach was already finished with his tasks.

The rest was up to Melody now.

Despite Quince's endless threats and questions, Melody's face was still masked with an unreadable expression.

Even if Melody had heard all of Quince's threats and mocking questions, she still calmly pulled out a chair and sat down.

It seemed like she really didn't know anything! Only people who are clueless or ignorant would fear nothing.

As she finished settling down to her seat, Melody surveyed her gaze through the crowd and smiled.

Her elegant and beautiful face was filled with calmness and composure, and the presence she gave off completely had the people look at her in wonder.

"I just want to ask a question to our shareholders.What is your goal in the Sullivan Group? Isn't it for the Sullivans to continue growing stronger? You're trying to earn a profit here.To put it bluntly, everything

here is all after money, right?"

Melody asked calmly.

"If I can bring more profits to the Sullivan Group and make this business grow stronger, why can't I take the position of the chairman?"

Quince sneered as he looked at Melody and listened to her incessant talking.

Everyone present in the meeting was sharp and smart when it came to business.

Even when Alistair was still alive, he sometimes would struggle in handling things with these people.

For Quince, he wouldn't believe that anyone would be stupid enough to choose her.

Everyone shook their heads and sneered after Melody finished her statement.

The shareholders looked at her with pure disdain.

"I appreciate your little speech, Miss.But you? Leading this company?"

A shareholder laughed sarcastically before he continued, "Don't blame me for laughing at you.I heard that you're from the countryside, right? And your educational background says that you only finished middle school.Your dad must have donated a library for you to enter Sanguine High School this time, eh?"

The old man looked at the other shareholders and gestured towards them.

"That's it, ladies and gentlemen.Do you really believe that she can make lots of money and bring more success to the Sullivan Group? Do you believe she can do that? Only a fool would believe her!"

"Hahaha!"

The meeting room was filled with laughter and mocking smiles towards Melody.

Quince, who seemed satisfied with everyone's reactions, couldn't help but smile, too.

Atty.Lewis, on the other hand, didn't look happy at all.

In fact, his brows were knitted in worry as he watched the people laugh.

However, his worry was not for Melody, but for everyone present in the room.

These people had never witnessed how clever Melody was.

Because of her young age, they thought that she was incompetent and just a pushover.

They didn't have any idea that despite Melody's young age and lack of experience, she could bring the Sullivan Group to the top.

Melody would be able to bring success and development in California easily.

She could do it even in just a snap.

If Melody was serious, she wouldn't need to do anything.

Just a single word from her, and every person present here would be in trouble.

Atty.Lewis stood at the side and prayed silently, hoping that Melody was not letting herself get affected by the people's insults and mockery.

If things would get worse and the Sullivan family would be led to its downfall, he would also be compromised.

He would never be able to forgive this group of old idiots who seemed to not know how serious this matter was!